Research - Current and Classic
Welcome to Classics and Currents, a new offering to you from the NLN Research Committee. As members of the research committee we recognize that dissemination of research information to the lymphedema community is one of our responsibilities. Although we cannot post articles online due to copyright issues, we can give you a list of articles that may be of interest that you can seek through other sources such as hospital libraries or via online access at PUBMED. We will feature every quarter, chosen by members of the research committee:
Classics: Groundbreaking research from the recent or distant past that remains important to both patients and healthcare professionals.
Currents: Recently published research that may be of great interest to to both patients and healthcare professionals.
If you want to look these up go to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed. Simply pull up PUBMED and enter the first author's last name and initials "Smith JJ" and hit search. This will take you to the first author and you can scroll down until you find the article. You will see messages as that tell you if the article is available for free-some are. You will also see the publisher. If you work at an academic medical center or in a large healthcare system you may have access to article through your employer. If you work with someone who has admitting privileges to a hospital, they may be able to get these articles for you.
We hope you find this information helpful.
Currents
Quarter 3 - 2012
Symptom Burden And Infection Occurrence Among Individuals With Extremity Lymphedema
S.H. Ridner, J. Deng, M.R. Fu, E. Radina, S.R.J. Thiadens, J. Weiss, M.S. Dietrich, J.N. Cormier, C.M. Tuppo, J.M. Armer
Quarter 2 - 2012
Boccardo et al. (2011) Surgical prevention of arm lymphedema after breast cancer treatment.
Ann Surg Oncol. 18:2500-2505
Chang (2010) Lymphaticovenular Bypass for lymphedema. Plast Reconstr Surg. 126(3) 752-758
Cormier et al. (2012) The surgical treatment of lymphedema: A systematic review of the contemporary literature (2004-2010).
Ann Surg Oncol. 19(2): 642-651
Felmerer et al. (2012) Treatment of various secondary lymphedemas by microsurgical lymph vessel transplantation. Microsurgery. 32(3): 171-177
Mihara et al. (2011) Regional diagnosis of lymphoedema and selection of sites for lymphaticovenular anastomosis using elastography. Clinical Radiology. 66:715-719
Springer et al. (2011) Changes in quality of life of patients with lymphedema after lymphatic vessel transplantation
Quarter 1 - 2012
Self-Management of Lymphedema: A Systematic Review of the Literature From 2004 to 2011.
Ridner SH, Fu MR, Wanchai A, Stewart BR, Armer JM, Cormier JN.
Nurs Res. 2012 Jul;61(4):291-299
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A randomized clinical trial comparing advanced pneumatic truncal, chest, and arm treatment to arm treatment only in self-care of arm lymphedema.
Ridner SH, Murphy B, Deng J, Kidd N, Galford E, Bonner C, Bond SM, Dietrich MS.
Efficacy of home-based lymphoedema management in reducing acute attacks in subjects with lymphatic filariasis in Burkina Faso.
Jullien P, Somé J, Brantus P, Bougma RW, Bamba I, Kyelem D.
Acta Trop. 2011 Sep;120 Suppl 1:S55-61. Epub 2011 Apr 4
Priorities for women with lymphoedema after treatment for breast cancer: population based cohort study.
Girgis A, Stacey F, Lee T, Black D, Kilbreath S.
BMJ. 2011 Jun 21;342:d3442. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d3442.
Quarter 4 - 2011
Clinician awareness and knowledge of breast cancer-related lymphedema in a large, integrated health care delivery setting (2011)
Tam, EK, Shen, L, Munneke, JR, Ackerson, LM, Partee, PN, Somkin, C, Andre, M, Kutner, S, Thiadens, SRJ, Kwan, ML. 2011. Breast Cancer Res Treat. Epub
Factors influencing breast cancer-related lymphedema volume after intensive decongestive physiotherapy
Vignes, S. 2010. Support Care Cancer 19(7):935-40
A randomized clinical trial comparing advanced pneumatic truncal, chest, and arm treatment to arm treatment only in self-care of arm lymphedema.
Ridner, SH, Murphy, B. 2011. Breast Cancer Res Treat. Epub.
Impact of Lymphedema and Arm Symptoms on Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Survivors
Hormes, JM, Bryan, C. 2010. Lymphology 43.
The Surgical Treatment of Lymphedema: A Systematic Review of the Contemporary Literature (2004-2010).
Cormier, J, Rourke, L. 2011. Ann Surg Oncol. Epub.
Clinician's Training and Interest in LE Research
Fu, M. 2011. Journal of Lymphoedema 6(1):24-9.
Priorities for women with lymphoedema after treatment for breast cancer: population based cohort study.
Girgis, A. 2011. BMJ 342:d3442.
Dance/movement therapy for improving psychological and physical outcomes in cancer patients.
Bradt, J, Goodwill, SW. 2011. Cochrane database of systematic reviews.
Physical Activity and Breast Cancer Outcome: A Brief Review of Evidence, Current Practice and Future Direction
Carmichael, AR, Daley, AJ. 2010. EJSO 36:1139-48. Elsevier.
Preventative Measures for Lymphedema: Seperating Fact from Fiction
Cemal, Y, Pusic A, Mehrara BJ. 2011. J Am Coll Surg 213(4):543-51. Elsevier
Quarter 3 - 2011
Risk factors for lymphedema in breast cancer survivors, the Iowa Women's Health Study
Ahmed, RL. 2011. Breast Cancer Res Treat. Epub
Voices from the Shadows: Living with Lymphedema (2011)
Ridner, S. 2011. Voices from the Shadows: Living with Lymphedema. Cancer Nursing.
Reference ranges for assessment of unilateral lymphedema in legs by bioelectrical impedance spectroscopy (2011)
Ward, L. 2011. Reference Ranges for Assessment of Unilateral Lymphedema in Legs by Bioelectrical Impedance and Spectroscopy. Lymphatic Research and Biology 9(1):43-6.
Lymph Taping and Seroma Formation Post Breast Cancer (2010)
Bosman, J., Piller, N. 2010. Journal of Lymphoedema 5(2):46-51
Classics
Quarter 2 - 2012
Baumeister RG, et al. (1990) Treatment of lymphedema by microsurgical lymphatic grafting: what is proved? Plast Reconstr Surg. 85(1): 64-74
Brorson H. (2000) Liposuction gives complete reduction of chronic large arm lymphedema after breast cancer. Acta Oncol. 39(3), 407-420
Brorson H, et al (1998) Liposuction combined with controlled compression therapy reduces arm lymphedema more effectively than controlled compression therapy alone. Plast Reconstr Surg. 102(4): 1058-1067
Campisi C, et al. (2010) Microsurgery for lymphedema: clinical research and long-term results
Campisi C, et al. (2006) Lymphatic microsurgery for the treatment of lymphedema. Microsurgery. 26:65-69
Homans J. (1936) The treatment of elephantiasis of the legs.
N Eng J Med. 215:1099
Thompson N. (1967) The surgical treatment of chronic lymphoedema of the extremities.
Surg Clin N Amer. 47:445-503
Quarter 4 - 2011
Lymphedema initiated by aircraft flights
Casley-Smith, JR. 1996. Aviat Space Environ Med 67(1):52-6.
Quarter 3 - 2011
Patients' perceptions of breast-cancer-related lymphoedema (1993)
Woods, M. 1993. Patients' Perceptions of Breast-cancer-related Lymphoedema. European Journal of Cancer Care 2(3):125-8.
Effective Treatment of Lymphedema of the Extremities (1998)
Ko, D. 1998. Effective Treatment of Lymphedema of the Extremities. Archives of Surgery 13394):452-8.
Predicting Breast-Cancer Related Lymphedema Using Self-Reported Symptoms (2003)
Armer, JM. 2003. Predicting Breast-Cancer Related Lymphedema Using Self-Reported Symptoms. Nursing Research 56(6):370-9.
The Problem of Post Breast-Cancer Lymphedema: Impact and Measurement Issues (2005)
Armer, JM. 2005. The Problem of Post Breast-Cancer Lympehdema: Impact and Measurement Issues. Cancer Investivation 23(1): 76-83.
Self Reported Management of Breast Cancer-Related Lymphoedema (2007)
Radina, E. 2007. Self Reported Management of Breast Cancer-Related Lymphoedema. Journal of Lymphoedema 2(2):12-21.
Lymphoedema and Sexual Relationships in Mid/Later Life (2008)
Radina, E. 2008. Lymphoedema and Sexual Relationships in Mid/Later Life. Journal of Lymphoedema 3(2):21-30.
Effectiveness of early physiotherapy to prevent lymphoedema after surgery for breast cancer: randomised, single blinded, clinical trial (2009)
Lacomba, M. 2009. Effectiveness of Early Physiotherapy to Prevent Lymphoedema after Surgery for Breast Cancer: Randomised, Single Blinded, Clinical Trial. BMJ 340:b5396.
Breast-Cancer Related Lymphoedema: Implications for Family Leisure Participation (2009)
Radina, E. 2009. Breast-Cancer Related Lymphoedema: Implications for Family Leisure Participation. Family Relations 58(4):445-59.
Weight Lifting in Women with Breast-Cancer-Related Lymphedema (2009)
Schmitz, K. 2009. Weight Lifting in Women with Breast-Cancer-Related Lymphedema. New England Journal of Medicine. 361(7):664-73.
