Society guideline links: Lymphedema

Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Chronic venous disorders".)

International

●International Lymphoedema Framework (ILF): Publications

●International Society of Lymphology (ISL): Consensus document for the diagnosis and treatment of peripheral lymphedema (2020)

●International Union of Angiology (IUA)-Italian Society of Vascular Investigation (ISVI): Consensus for diagnosis guideline of chronic lymphedema of the limbs (2014)

●International Union of Phlebology (IUP): Consensus document for the diagnosis and treatment of primary lymphedema (2013)

United States

●National Lymphedema Network (NLN): Position papers

•Position statement on lymphedema risk reduction practices (2012)

•Position statement for the diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema (2011)

•Position statement on air travel (2011)

•Position statement on exercise (2011)

•Position statement on screening and early detection of breast cancer-related lymphedema – The imperative (2011)

•Position statement on screening and measurement for early detection of breast cancer-related lymphedema (2011)

●American Venous Forum (AVF), American Vein and Lymphatic Society (AVLS), and Society for Vascular Medicine (SVM): Expert opinion consensus on lymphedema diagnosis and treatment (2022)

●American Physical Therapy Association (APTA): Clinical practice guideline on interventions for breast cancer-related lymphedema (2020)

●Oncology Nursing Society (ONS): Guidelines for cancer treatment-related lymphedema (2020)

●American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS): Considerations for clinicians in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of breast cancer-related lymphedema – Recommendations from a multidisciplinary expert panel: Part 1 – Definitions, assessments, education, and future directions (2017)

●APTA: Clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis of upper-quadrant lymphedema secondary to cancer (2017)

●ASBrS: Considerations for clinicians in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of breast cancer-related lymphedema – Recommendations from an expert panel: Part 2 – Preventive and therapeutic options (2017)

●Society for Integrative Oncology (SIO): Clinical practice guidelines on the evidence-based use of integrative therapies during and after breast cancer treatment (2017)

●American Cancer Society (ACS)/American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO): Breast cancer survivorship care guideline (2016)

United Kingdom

●National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Interventional procedures guidance on liposuction for chronic lymphoedema (2022)

●Guidelines for managing people with lymphoedema remotely: A post-COVID-19 response document (2021)

Australia–New Zealand

●New South Wales Agency for Clinical Innovation (NSW ACI): Lymphoedema – A guide for clinical services (2018)

Japan

●[In English] Japanese Lymphedema Society (JLES): Evidence-based practice guideline for the management of lymphedema (2022)

●[In Japanese] JLES: Lymphedema clinical practice guidelines (2018)