Table 3.
Clinical and Perometric Examination of Hand and Arm Edema.a
| Patient | Hand edema on clinical exam | Number of months postoperative at time of CLT evaluation | Hand edema via perometry (absolute % edema) | Hand edema via perometry patients with baseline values (relative % edema) | Arm edema at time of CLT presentation (absolute % edema) | Arm edema at time of CLT presentation patients with baseline values (relative % edema) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial | Change | Initial | Change | |||||
| 1 | Yes | 40 | 18% | –24% | – | – | 6% | – |
| 2 | Yes | 10 | 7% | –1% | – | – | 3% | – |
| 3 | Yes | 10 | 1% | +8% | –4.26% | +9.86% | 1% | RVC 5.95% |
| 4 | Yes | 19 | 8% | –8% | 23.90% | –12.61% | 4% | WAC –0.44% |
| 5 | Yes | 23 | 1% | +16% | 6.92% | +9.57% | 0% | RVC 7.27% |
| 6 | Yes | 33 | 12% | –18% | 19.01% | –14.88% | 2% | WAC –6.72% |
| 7 | Yes | 27 | 3% | 0% | – | – | 2% | – |
| 8 | Yes | 28 | 4% | No value | – | – | 0% | – |
| 9 | Yes | 50 | No value | No value | – | – | No value | – |
aCLT = Certified Lymphedema Therapist.