INTERMITTENT NEGATIVE PRESSURE THERAPY IN THE COMBINED TREATMENT OF PERIPHERAL LYMPHEDEMA.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_69C8766C1C4A
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
INTERMITTENT NEGATIVE PRESSURE THERAPY IN THE COMBINED TREATMENT OF PERIPHERAL LYMPHEDEMA.
Journal
Lymphology
Author(s)
Campisi C.C., Ryn M., Campisi C.S., Di Summa P., Boccardo F., Campisi C.
ISSN
0024-7766 (Print)
ISSN-L
0024-7766
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2015
Volume
48
Number
4
Pages
197-204
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Intermittent negative pressure devices were initially developed by NASA to enhance blood perfusion and combat a reduction in orthostatic tolerance. Investigational studies have demonstrated that the pressure differential produces changes in the blood and cardiac systems and also documented changes in weight and cellulite in obese patients. Although the mechanisms are not known, previous investigation has also reported changes in lymphedematous limbs. These initial results suggested to us that the inclusion of intermittent negative pressure into a lymphedema treatment protocol would be beneficial. We subsequently undertook a study of 50 patients with lymphedema adding intermittent negative pressure to our CLyFT protocol and compared them to the CLyFT protocol without intermittent negative pressure. We found a significant difference between the groups with an additional 7% reduction in lymphedema volume (p = 0.008). Our study results indicate that the inclusion of intermittent negative pressure therapy into the CLyFT protocol was beneficial and further incorporation into other protocols should be investigated.
Keywords
Humans, Lymphedema/therapy, Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy
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Web of science
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10/10/2016 7:50
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02/06/2020 5:26
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