A prospective randomised study of alginate-drenched low stretch bandages as an alternative to conventional lymphologic compression bandaging

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 343-350

  Kasseroller, Renato G ^a,c   Brenner, Erich ^b  

^a Medizinisches Zentrum Bad Vigaun GmbH and Co KG   (Austria)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^c NONE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bandages alginate drenched; Bandages conventional; Breast cancer related lymphoedema; Chronic lymphoedema; Post mastectory lymphoedema; Prospective randomised controlled trial (pRCT)

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; POLYACRYLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGINATES; BANDAGES, HYDROCOLLOID; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY, MODIFIED RADICAL; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77949273403     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-009-0658-7     Document Type: Article

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