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117 questions · 119 findings · 20 reviews · Breast Cancer

No studies found 11 · 9.2%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 49 · 41.2%Low 42 · 35.3%Moderate 11 · 9.2%High 6 · 5%

Vascularised lymph node transfer vs usual care

Pain at 6 months or more; all doses Assessed by change from baseline, using a 0‐ to 100‐mm VAS, where higher scores indicate more pain) · treatment of arm lymphoedema

It is very uncertain whether vascularised lymph node transfer changes pain score (1‐10; where 1 = no pain; 10 = extreme pain) compared with standard care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Vascularised lymph node transfer vs usual care

Heaviness score (1‐10; where 1 = no heaviness; 10 = extreme heaviness) · treatment of arm lymphoedema

It is very uncertain whether vascularised lymph node transfer changes heaviness score (1‐10; where 1 = no heaviness; 10 = extreme heaviness) compared with standard care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Vascularised lymph node transfer vs usual care

BASFI (score from 0 to 10, 0=excellent, 10=poor function) · treatment of arm lymphoedema

It is very uncertain whether vascularised lymph node transfer changes function score (1‐10; where 1 = good function; 10 = poor function) compared with standard care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Time to event (Lymphoedema) volumetry · patients at risk for secondary upper limb lymphoedema after breast cancer treatment

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes time to event (Lymphoedema) volumetry (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Early shoulder mobilising exercises vs delayed shoulder mobilising exercises

Lymphoedema ‐ medium term · patients at risk for secondary upper limb lymphoedema after breast cancer treatment

It is very uncertain whether early shoulder mobilising exercises changes lymphoedema ‐ medium term compared with delayed shoulder mobilising exercises (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review