Immunome Research
Open Access
ISSN: 1745-7580
+44-77-2385-9429
ISSN: 1745-7580
+44-77-2385-9429
Fernandópolis, SP, Brazil
Victoria Rodrigues Teixeira de Oliveira is affiliates from brazil university (Universidade Brasil), Fernandopolis, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The author research and interests in lymphatic system
Review Article
Clinical-Therapeutic Importance of Bioimpedance in Patients with
Lymphedema: A Systematic Review
Author(s): Annelise de Assis Silva, Maria Antônia Morais de Melo, Ana Júlia Salim Casseb, Maria Eduarda Rosa Teles, Victoria Rodrigues Teixeira de Oliveira, José Maria Pereira de Godoy, Fernando Batigália, Idiberto José Zotarelli Filho* and Rogerio Rodrigo Ramos
Introduction: Lymphedema is characterized by abnormal accumulation of macromolecules and soft tissue fluids. Bioimpedance is a method that measures intra- and extracellular volumes by body segment, and has been currently used in lymphedema.
Objective: The objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review of the clinical-therapeutic importance of bioimpedance in patients with lymphedema.
Methodology: The present work consisted of a literature review. The systematic review made it possible to know and transcribe important subjects on clinical and therapeutic bioimpedance in patients with lymphedema. The work was carried out from September 2018 to April 2019, following the rules of systematic review – PRISMA.
Results: It was found that the variation of the interstitial fluid c.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/1745-7580.19.15.167