Journal of Advances in Clinical Nursing

Objective To analyze the effect of multiple modified bandage dressing combined with manual lymphatic drainage in the intervention of upper limb lymphedema after breast cancer surgery. Methods A total of 36 patients with upper limb lymphedema after breast cancer surgery who were treated in our hospital from June 2020 to June 2021 were selected and randomly divided into an observation group and a control group. The intervention method of lymphatic drainage was used in the observation group. The patients in the observation group were treated with multiple modified bandages combined with the intervention measures of manual lymphatic drainage. After the intervention, the shoulder joint function, lymph flow, upper arm circumference difference and the degree of edema were compared between the two groups. Results The shoulder joint function score, degree of lymphedema, lymphatic flow and upper arm circumference difference before and after intervention in the observation group were significantly better than those in the control group, and the differences were statistically significant. Conclusion In patients with breast cancer after surgery, multiple modified bandages combined with manual lymphatic drainage intervention can effectively relieve the edema of the upper limbs and improve the function of the affected limbs.

Diversified and improved bandage dressing; Manual lymphatic drainage; Breast cancer surgery; Upper limb lymphedema