Cancer care: an audit of swollen limb measurements.
A common and easy method of assessing changes in limb swelling as a result of cancer treatment is to measure arm circumference at regular intervals. To ascertain whether this is a reliable, reproducible and accurate method, a study of five therapists' techniques was carried out. The results indicated that any differences in measurements between therapists were minimal. The author concludes that this therefore is a reliable method but highlights the need for guidelines to be carefully followed.
Woods
M
M
D001458:Bandages; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009731:Nursing Audit; D015203:Reproducibility of Results