A Comparison of Uremic Pruritus in Patients Receiving Peritoneal Dialysis and Hemodialysis

Uremic pruritus is common and bothersome in patients receiving either peritoneal dialysis (PD) or hemodialysis (HD). To date, the preferred dialysis modality regarding the alleviation of uremic pruritus remains controversial. We conducted this cross-sectional study to compare the prevalence, intensi...

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Main Authors: Wu, Hon-Yen, Peng, Yu-Sen, Chen, Hung-Yuan, Tsai, Wan-Chuan, Yang, Ju-Yeh, Hsu, Shih-Ping, Pai, Mei-Fen, Lu, Hui-Min, Chiang, Ju-Fen, Ko, Mei-Ju, Wen, Su-Ying, Chiu, Hsien-Ching
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4782884/