Effects of complete decongestive therapy on the incidence rate of hospitalization for the management of recurrent cellulitis in adults with lymphedema

Rehabilitation Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 14-20

  Arsenault, Kathryn ^a   Rielly, Lee ^a   Wise, Helen ^b  

^a Willis Knighton Medical Center   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellulitis; Lymphedema; Secondary prevention

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPLETE DECONGESTIVE THERAPY; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; KINESIOTHERAPY; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RECURRENT INFECTION; RISK REDUCTION; SECONDARY PREVENTION; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 82455204669     PISSN: 21683808     EISSN: 23812427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01893697-201129030-00003     Document Type: Article

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