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Decreasing the risk of iatrogenic lymphoedema after axillary surgery: a threefold intervention

Procedures such as venepuncture and cannulation can precipitate Breast Cancer Related Lymphoedema (BCRL) in patients who have undergone axillary surgery. We noted that procedures were inadvertently being performed on the side of surgery at our hospital, as susceptible patients were not clearly ident...

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Autores principales: Bates, Sophie, Sedgwick, Rosemary
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: British Publishing Group 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4652727/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26734196
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjquality.u579.w176