Quality of Life and Volume Reduction in Women with Secondary Lymphoedema Related to Breast Cancer

Table 2

Response therapeutic for lymphedema treatment.

Volume of the UL	Before treatment	After treatment	Difference (before, after)			Wilcoxon signed-rank test
			Mean	95% CI		Negative	Positive	Unchanged
	Mean	Mean		Lower	Higher
Excess volume between the upper limbs	776.16	494.51	281.65 mL	218.57	344.73	56	1	0	<0.001
Percentage of excess volume between the upper limbs	44.20%	29.18%	15.02%	11.52	18.53	53	4	0	<0.001

The mean difference between the beginning and end of treatment was analyzed using Wilcoxon test; Kolmogrov-Smirnov test > 0,05.
Volume tracking < initial volume. Volume tracking > initial volume. Volume tracking = initial volume.
CI: confidence interval; : number of patients.