<i>L</i>-Carnitine Does Not Alleviate Uremic Pruritus in Hemodialysis
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Effect of hemodialysis fluid cooling uremic pruritus in hemodialysis patients
Pruritus is a common problem in patients with chronic renal failure 25 to 35% before dialysis patients and 60 to 80% of dialysis patients may complain of pruritus (1). Despite advances in dialysis techniques and the treatment of uremic pruritus, it is remains an uncontrolled clinical problem in patients with chronic kidney disease (2). Results of a study have shown a 48% prevalence of pruritus ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nephron
سال: 1997
ISSN: 1423-0186,0028-2766
DOI: 10.1159/000189572