Background Chinese herbal bath therapy (CHBT) is a traditional external therapy that has
been used for the treatment of uremic pruritus (UP) in China. We conducted a meta-analysis …

Background Pruritus is a common symptom in end-stage renal failure. Many patients suffer
from this severe distressing symptom. Although several factors have been postulated to …

Objective: to evaluate the health-related quality of life of hyperphosphatemic chronic renal
patients on hemodialysis before and after a nursing educational intervention. Method: a …

Highlights•Chronic pruritus (CP) is hard to treat and often refractory to conventional
drugs.•Higher understanding of the pathophysiology led to identification of new …

Introduction Insomnia, muscular cramps, pruritus and postdialysis recovery time (RT) are
quality-of-life parameters that affect hemodialysis (HD) patients physically and mentally …

Background: Pruritus and insomnia are common disorders in hemodialysis (HD) patients,
with a major clinical impact as they are associated with poor quality of life and increased …

Introduction Chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus (CKD-aP) is often experienced by
patients with CKD receiving dialysis. Approximately 40% of hemodialysis patients are …

Several antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are approved by the US Food and Drug Administration
for the treatment of bipolar disorder (valproic acid, divalproex, lamotrigine, carbamazepine) …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a disease with decreased, irreversible renal function.
Pruritus is the most common skin symptom in patients with CKD, especially in end‐stage …

Chronic itch (CI) is a common symptom caused by both dermatological and systemic
disorders. CI is also a frequent, burdensome symptom among renal transplant recipients …