Care to mastectomy with axillary lymphadenectomy, lymphedema prevention: An integrative review

• Autor(a) principal: Hamaji, Mariana Pereira
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Outros Autores: Sousa, Fernando Henrique, Oliveira Júnior, Vicente Alves de, Sousa, Carla Aparecida Pinto de, Oliveira, Fernando Rocha, Valenti, Vitor Engrácia [UNESP]
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://www.revista.ufpe.br/revistaenfermagem/index.php/revista/article/viewArticle/4769; http://hdl.handle.net/11449/114673

Objective: to examine the care provided to women affected by breast cancer and who has performed axillary lymphadenectomy. Method: integrative review conducted in the databases LILACS and PubMed between 2000 and 2012, leaving the question << What care is provided to prevent lymphedema in women who underwent lymphadenectomy? >> Resulting in 18 articles, analyzed under the following variables: author, title, methodology, year, journal, goal, prevention and control of lymphedema therapies and adherence to rehabilitation. Results: three categories are identified for rehabilitation of patient: prevention and control, therapies and adherence. Conclusion: preoperative is poorly addressed by; emphasizes the importance of home visits as part of rehabilitation, which is effective with the accession of the patient who needs information for its follow-up, no need for a guideline for this type treatment.