Therapeutic effect of intravenous sodium thiosulfate for uremic pruritus in hemodialysis patients

Therapeutic effect of intravenous sodium thiosulfate for uremic pruritus in hemodialysis patients

Objectives This study aimed to compare the efficacy of intravenous sodium thiosulfate (IV STS) with that of loratadine in the treatment of uremic pruritus in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Methods This retrospective study included 44 HD patients with pruritus aged over 18 years between June 2018 and Ja...

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Main Authors: Yu-Huan Song, Si-Yang Wang, Jia-Hui Lang, Yue-Fei Xiao, Guang-Yan Cai, Xiang-Mei Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:Renal Failure
Subjects:
sodium thiosulfate
pruritus
dialysis
visual analog scale
pruritus score
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0886022X.2020.1822867

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