- Correlation Between the Severity of Subcutaneous Echo-Free Space and the Amount of Extracellular Fluid Determined by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis of Leg Edema.
Correlation Between the Severity of Subcutaneous Echo-Free Space and the Amount of Extracellular Fluid Determined by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis of Leg Edema.
Lymphatic research and biology (2017-06-16)
Kotaro Suehiro, Noriyasu Morikage, Osamu Yamashita, Takasuke Harada, Makoto Samura, Yuriko Takeuchi, Takahiro Mizoguchi, Kaori Nakamura, Kimikazu Hamano
PMID28617649
ABSTRACT
Both subcutaneous echo-free space (SEFS) observed by ultrasonography and the ratio of intracellular fluid resistance to extracellular fluid resistance (R In 70 legs with venous edema (VE) and 68 legs with lymphedema (LE), subcutaneous tissue ultrasonography to determine SEFS severity (range, 0-2) and BIA to calculate R It may be concluded that SEFS in the lower calf area well represents the local fluid status regardless of the type of edema, but not so in the thigh.
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