The Risk of Lymphedema in Elective Hand Surgery After Axillary Lymph Node Sampling: A Prospective, Cohort Study
Surgery in patients with a history of breast cancer with lymph node sampling appears to be equally safe with or without the use of a tourniquet and carries a low rate of overall complications, including exacerbation of their lymphedema.
Authors
- Warren C. Hammert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7767-4124)
- Susan M. Odum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7769-4782)
- Bryan J. Loeffler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7718-7825)
- Kevin C. Chung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2822-3164)
- Thomas P. Lehman
- Christopher Chadderdon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8646-9584)
- Casey M. Sabbag (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8739-8899)
- R. Glenn Gaston
- Daniel R. Lewis
Institutions
- Brooke Army Medical Center (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center (US)
- University of Oklahoma Medical Center (US)
- Atrium Medical Cente (US)
- OrthoCarolina (US)
- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (US)
- University of Rochester (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Hand
- Published
- 2026-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/15589447261428585
- Primary Topic
- Lymphatic System and Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00