Prediction of Treatment Outcome with Bioimpedance Measurements in Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema Patients
| Autor: | Jung Hwa Do, Jae Yong Jeon, Hwa Jung Kim, Soon Yong Jeong, In Young Sung, Leesuk Kim |
|---|---|
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Rehabilitation Elbow Treatment outcome Urology Single frequency bioimpedance analysis Circumference medicine.disease Breast cancer related lymphedema Bioelectrical impedance spectroscopy Surgery Volume measurements medicine.anatomical_structure Lymphedema medicine Original Article business After treatment Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine |
| ISSN: | 2234-0653 2234-0645 |
| Popis: | Objective To investigate the usefulness of bioimpedance measurement for predicting the treatment outcome in breast cancer related lymphedema (BCRL) patients. Method Unilateral BCRL patients who received complex decongestive therapy (CDT) for 2 weeks (5 days per week) were enrolled in this study. We measured the ratio of extracellular fl uid (ECF) volume by using bioelectrical impedance spectroscopy (BIS), and single frequency bioimpedance analysis (SFBIA) at a 5 kHz frequency before treatment. Arm circumferences were measured at 10 cm above and below the elbow before and after treatment. We also investigated whether there is correlation between ECF ratio and SFBIA ratio with the change of arm circumference after CDT. Results A total of 73 patients were enrolled in this study. Th e higher ECF ratio was signifi cantly correlated with higher reduction of arm circumference at both above and below the elbow after treatment, but the higher SFBIA ratio was correlated only with the higher reduction of arm circumference below the elbow. Conclusion Th ese results show that ECF volume measurements and SFBIA before treatment are useful tools for predicting the outcome of patients with lymphedema. We concluded that ECF volume measure can be used as a screening tool for predicting treatment outcome of BCRL patients. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|