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Was ist neu? Aktueller Stand Gerade ist die S2k-Leitlinie „Diagnostik und Therapie der Lymphödeme“ bei der AWMF akkreditiert worden (AWMF Reg.-Nr. 058 – 001). Auf diese Leitlinie wird in dem Artikel besonders Bezug genommen und Angaben daraus verwendet 1. Diagnostik des Lymphödems Mögliche Störungen des Lymphtransportes sollen frühzeitig beachtet und zunächst basisdiagnostisch durch lymphbezogene Anamnese, Inspektion und Palpation erkannt werden. Insbesondere durch die Lymphszintigrafie lässt sich – falls nötig – eine genauere Quantifizierung des Lymphabstroms bestimmen. Konservative Therapie Alle Elemente der komplexen physikalischen Entstauungstherapie (KPE) sollten als Basis der Behandlung eines Lymphödems zum Einsatz kommen. Dies sind: Hautpflege, manuelle Lymphdrainage, Kompressionstherapie und/oder lymphologische Kompressionsstrumpfversorgung, entstauungsfördernde Sport-/Bewegungstherapie sowie eine Aufklärung und Schulung zur individuellen Selbsttherapie. Chirurgische Therapie Operative Maßnahmen, vor allem solche, die eine Verbesserung des Lymphabtransportes bewirken, sind bei Leidensdruck der Patienten und einer Zunahme sekundäre Gewebeveränderungen indiziert.

In order to promote the quality of health care and guidelines in Germany the German Guideline Clearinghouse (Sponsors: German Medical Association, National Association of the Statutory Health Insurance Physicians, German Hospital Federation, Associations of the Sickness Funds and the Statutory Pension Insurance) was established at the Agency for Quality in Medicine (AQuMed) in 1999. The results of the 10th Guideline Clearing Project, the Guideline Clearing Report "Breast Cancer", were published in December 2003. In a systematic search using English/German language guideline databases and literature databases (Medline, Healthstar, Embase), 16 national guidelines were identified which were in accordance to the inclusion criteria (breast cancer treatment; German or English language; published after 1992; new guideline or genuine update (no adaptation); recommended for country-wide implementation). The methodological quality of these 16 guidelines was evaluated using the appraisal instrument of the German Guideline Clearinghouse, the checklist "Methodological Quality of Clinical Practice Guidelines". A peer review of the guidelines was performed by a multidisciplinary focus group of experts (intended guideline users from clinical and ambulatory settings as well as patients). This group consented comments and recommendations for actions of health care policy makers in Germany for a German breast cancer guideline based on examples from the appraised guidelines. None of the identified guidelines contained information about all of the 24 key topics that the focus group considered to be relevant for a German national guideline. The selected exemplary text extracts from the evaluated guidelines can be used as benchmarks and example sources for the development of a national German breast cancer guideline. From the beginning, patients should be involved in the development process within a multidisciplinary team. Due to the rapid emergence of new evidence, oncology guidelines need an effective procedure for updating in order to ensure that they are able to promote health care quality by giving current recommendations based on best available evidence. International networks such as the Guidelines International Network (G-I-N) will be helpful to collect and appraise the evidence for the national guideline development groups in an effective way.