17 June 2020>: Clinical Research
Comprehensive Decongestive Therapy as a Treatment for Secondary Lymphedema of the Lower Extremity and Quality of Life of Women After Gynecological Cancer Surgery
Lucia Kendrová 1ABCDEFG* , Wioletta Mikuľáková 1ABEG , Katarína Urbanová 1BEF , Štefánia Andraščíková 2CDG , Silvia Žultáková 2EFG , Peter Takáč 3CDE , Yuriy Peresta 1DEFDOI: 10.12659/MSM.924071
Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e924071
Table 1 Reduction of lower limb volume.
Reduction of lymphedema | Treatment | n | Average (SD) | Mean reduction (cm) | Decrease (%) | P value |
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LLL reduction (cm) | Before | 50 | 724.68±143.59 | 30.32 | 4.19 | |
After | 50 | 694.36±127.60 | ||||
PLL reduction (cm) | Before | 50 | 708.82±106.23 | 30.24 | 4.27 | |
After | 50 | 678.58±98.53 | ||||
SD – standard deviation; LLL – lower limb lymphedema. |