Cataldo Oportus Sylvia, de Paiva Rodrigues Lilian, Pereira de Godoy José Maria, Guerreiro Godoy Maria de Fátima
Post Graduation Lymphovenous Rehabilitation Course, Medicine School of São Jose do Rio Preto (FAMERP), São Jose do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil.
Nurs Res Pract. 2013;2013:364582. doi: 10.1155/2013/364582. Epub 2013 Oct 22.
Aim. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of lymph drainage to reduce edema of pregnant women. Method. Pregnant women (30 limbs) from the Obstetrics Outpatient Clinic of the Medical School of Santa Casa in São Paulo in the period December 2009 to May 2010 were enrolled in this quantitative, prospective study. The patients, in the 5th to 8th months of gestation, were submitted to one hour of manual lymph drainage of the legs. The volume of the legs was measured by water displacement volumetry before and after one hour of drainage using the Godoy & Godoy manual lymph drainage technique. The paired t-test was used for statistical analysis with an alpha error of 5% being considered significant. Results. Manual lymph drainage significantly reduced swelling of the legs of pregnant women during the day (P = 0.04). Conclusion. Manual lymph drainage helps to reduce limb size during the day of pregnant women.
目的。本研究的目的是评估淋巴引流减轻孕妇水肿的疗效。方法。2009年12月至2010年5月期间,来自圣保罗圣卡莎医学院妇产科门诊的孕妇(30条肢体)参与了这项定量前瞻性研究。妊娠5至8个月的患者接受了1小时的腿部手动淋巴引流。使用戈多伊和戈多伊手动淋巴引流技术,在引流1小时前后通过排水体积测量法测量腿部体积。采用配对t检验进行统计分析,α误差为5%被认为具有统计学意义。结果。手动淋巴引流显著减轻了孕妇白天腿部的肿胀(P = 0.04)。结论。手动淋巴引流有助于在孕妇白天减轻肢体尺寸。