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We used the keywords \u201cbioimpedance\u201d AND (\u201clymphedema\u201d OR \u201clymphoedema\u201d) in the search. Only English-language studies that reported quantitative outcomes for patients with BCRL were included. RESULTS: Of 152, 235 and 116 identified articles in PubMed, Ovid Medline and EMBASE databases, only 22 were included. Use of bioimpedance analysis for prospective surveillance has been shown to prevent chronic BCRL. All the cross-sectional and retrospective studies that evaluated bioimpedance for diagnosis of BCRL reported significantly different L-Dex scores between lymphedema patients and healthy participants; in addition, bioimpedance scores were positively correlated with volume of lymphedema. 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