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Treatments of uremic pruritus: A systematic review
Author(s) -
Malekmakan Leila,
Tadayon Taraneh,
Pakfetrat Maryam,
Mansourian Afshin,
Zareei Neda
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
dermatologic therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1529-8019
pISSN - 1396-0296
DOI - 10.1111/dth.12683
Subject(s) - medicine , itching , quality of life (healthcare) , alternative medicine , disease , medline , population , clinical trial , intensive care medicine , kidney disease , physical therapy , traditional medicine , surgery , pathology , nursing , environmental health , political science , law
Till now many treatments attempted to relieve uremic pruritus (UP) though none of them are definite treatment. In this study, we gathered all studies conducted on UP treatment since 2000–2016. We conducted a systematic review by searching the electronic databases (PubMed, Scopus, and Google scholar). Patients were with chronic kidney disease who complained of UP. Clinical trials and pilot studies in English and Persian which were done on patients with ESRD who complained of itching between 2000 till 2016 were gathered. A total of 166 articles were collected. After excluding articles 41 articles were remaining. Then UP treatments classified into two main groups: Medical (chemical and herbal medicine) and non‐medical. Most studies measured UP by VAS scoring system in which patients described the severity. This scoring system is individual dependent. There are lots of studies on UP treatment though t here are lots of controversies in studies. Finding a definite cure for this unpleasant symptom can improve patients’ quality of life. Conducting further studies for each treatment on larger population is essential to improve quality of life among the end stage renal disease patients.