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MuIti‐frequency bioelectrical impedance augments the diagnosis and management of lymphoedema in post‐mastectomy patients
Author(s) -
WARD L. C.,
BUNCE I. H.,
CORNISH B. H.,
MIROLO B. R.,
THOMAS B. J.,
JONES L. C.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
european journal of clinical investigation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.164
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1365-2362
pISSN - 0014-2972
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2362.1992.tb01440.x
Subject(s) - bioelectrical impedance analysis , mastectomy , medicine , lymphedema , breast cancer , cancer , body mass index
. The value of multiple frequency bioelectric impedence analysis (MFBIA) in the monitoring and management of post‐mastectomy lymphoedema of the arm was evaluated in 15 patients and controls. The technique was found to produce quantitative agreement with a clinical diagnosis of lymphoedema and with the currently‐used measure (limb volume calculated from circumferential measurements) of limb size. The significance of this finding lies in MFBIA being diagnostically informative: it indicates when an observed change in limb volume is directly, albeit theoretically, attributable to accumulation of extracellular fluid. MFBIA potentially offers the means for earlier definitive diagnosis and more‐accurate monitoring of extracellular fluid changes during and after treatment.