Pruritus in hemodialysis patients: Results from Fresenius dyalisis center, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Introduction: Uremic pruritus (UP) is a common and distressing complication of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Aglobal cross-sectional study of 18,000 hemodialysis patientsreported a 42% prevalence of moderate or extreme UP, which was strongly associated with sleep disturbance, depression, impaire...

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Main Authors: Zoran Vrucinic, Biljana Jakovljevic, Ljubisa Preradovic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Our Dermatology Online 2015-07-01
Series:Nasza Dermatologia Online
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Online Access:http://www.odermatol.com/odermatology/20153/1.Pruritus-VrucinicZ.pdf