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Pneumatic compression devices for in-home management of lymphedema: two case reports
The two patients in this case series had experienced long-term difficulty controlling lymphedema at home. Both patients had used numerous home therapies, including older-generation intermittent pneumatic compression devices, without success. The Flexitouch® system, an advanced pneumatic device, was...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2827052/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20184680 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-2-6625 |
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description | The two patients in this case series had experienced long-term difficulty controlling lymphedema at home. Both patients had used numerous home therapies, including older-generation intermittent pneumatic compression devices, without success. The Flexitouch® system, an advanced pneumatic device, was prescribed to assist them with in-home efforts by providing therapy to their affected limbs in addition to the lower trunk area for the patient with lymphedema of the lower extremity; and the trunk, chest wall, and shoulder areas for the patient with lymphedema of the upper extremity. Both patients achieved successful home maintenance of lymphedema, as judged by limb volume, clinical observations, and subjective patient impressions, after incorporating the Flexitouch® system. Neither patient experienced the deleterious effects (worsening genital edema; fibrotic cuff development) that they had experienced with the older-generation intermittent pneumatic compression devices they had previously used. Incorporating the Flexitouch® system as part of maintenance may improve success for lymphedema patients who have previously struggled with in-home management. |
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spelling | pubmed-28270522010-02-24 Pneumatic compression devices for in-home management of lymphedema: two case reports Cannon, Samantha Cases J Research article The two patients in this case series had experienced long-term difficulty controlling lymphedema at home. Both patients had used numerous home therapies, including older-generation intermittent pneumatic compression devices, without success. The Flexitouch® system, an advanced pneumatic device, was prescribed to assist them with in-home efforts by providing therapy to their affected limbs in addition to the lower trunk area for the patient with lymphedema of the lower extremity; and the trunk, chest wall, and shoulder areas for the patient with lymphedema of the upper extremity. Both patients achieved successful home maintenance of lymphedema, as judged by limb volume, clinical observations, and subjective patient impressions, after incorporating the Flexitouch® system. Neither patient experienced the deleterious effects (worsening genital edema; fibrotic cuff development) that they had experienced with the older-generation intermittent pneumatic compression devices they had previously used. Incorporating the Flexitouch® system as part of maintenance may improve success for lymphedema patients who have previously struggled with in-home management. BioMed Central 2009-03-23 /pmc/articles/PMC2827052/ /pubmed/20184680 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-2-6625 Text en Copyright ©2009 Cannon; licensee Cases Network Ltd. licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research article Cannon, Samantha Pneumatic compression devices for in-home management of lymphedema: two case reports |
title | Pneumatic compression devices for in-home management of lymphedema: two case reports |
title_full | Pneumatic compression devices for in-home management of lymphedema: two case reports |
title_fullStr | Pneumatic compression devices for in-home management of lymphedema: two case reports |
title_full_unstemmed | Pneumatic compression devices for in-home management of lymphedema: two case reports |
title_short | Pneumatic compression devices for in-home management of lymphedema: two case reports |
title_sort | pneumatic compression devices for in-home management of lymphedema: two case reports |
topic | Research article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2827052/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20184680 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-2-6625 |
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