RESUMEN
Uremic pruritus (UP) is one of the most uncomfortable symptoms for patients in dialysis. UP has a great impact on dialysis patients' quality of life and has a great prevalence between those (28-70%). Physiopathology of UP is unknown and usually is unnoticed for most nephrologists (in more than 65% of centers is underdiagnosed). This lack of awareness drives to the unsuccessful treatment of this symptom. Moreover, the fact that most studies have been carried out on small populations and the difficulty assessing UP complicates a correct therapeutical approach. For this reason, we have designed treatment algorithms based on the efficacy of the drugs but also its safeness to avoid adverse effects.
Asunto(s)
Diálisis Renal , Uremia , Gabapentina/efectos adversos , Humanos , Prurito/etiología , Calidad de Vida , Diálisis Renal/efectos adversos , Uremia/complicaciones , Uremia/terapia , Ácido gamma-Aminobutírico/efectos adversosRESUMEN
El prurito es uno de los síntomas más incómodos y que más impacta en la calidad de vida de los pacientes en diálisis. Su prevalencia es bastante elevada en pacientes en diálisis (28-70%). La fisiopatología del prurito urémico es desconocida, y este síntoma a menudo pasa desapercibido para el personal sanitario, siendo infradiagnosticado en más del 65% de los centros. Esta falta de reconocimiento deriva en un abordaje terapéutico ineficaz del prurito urémico. Por otro lado, la mayoría de los ensayos farmacológicos para el tratamiento del prurito urémico han sido realizados en poblaciones reducidas y están sujetos a la subjetiva medición del propio síntoma. Por este motivo, hemos propuesto algoritmos de tratamiento, teniendo en cuenta la evidencia que avala a cada fármaco y a la vez la pluripatología y la polifarmacia de cada paciente, con el fin de evitar efectos adversos. (AU)
Uremic pruritus (UP) is one of the most uncomfortable symptoms for patients in dialysis. UP has a great impact on dialysis patients quality of life and has a great prevalence between those (2870%). Physiopathology of UP is unknown and usually is unnoticed for most nephrologists (in more than 65% of centers is underdiagnosed). This lack of awareness drives to the unsuccessful treatment of this symptom. Moreover, the fact that most studies have been carried out on small populations and the difficulty assessing UP complicates a correct therapeutical approach. For this reason, we have designed treatment algorithms based on the efficacy of the drugs but also its safeness to avoid adverse effects. (AU)
Asunto(s)
Humanos , Nefrología , Prurito/terapia , Prurito/diagnóstico , Diálisis/tendencias , Insuficiencia Renal Crónica/terapia , Gabapentina/uso terapéutico , Pregabalina/uso terapéutico , Literatura de Revisión como AsuntoRESUMEN
Uremic pruritus (UP) is one of the most uncomfortable symptoms for patients in dialysis. UP has a great impact on dialysis patients' quality of life and has a great prevalence between those (28-70%). Physiopathology of UP is unknown and usually is unnoticed for most nephrologists (in more than 65% of centers is underdiagnosed). This lack of awareness drives to the unsuccessful treatment of this symptom. Moreover, the fact that most studies have been carried out on small populations and the difficulty assessing UP complicates a correct therapeutical approach. For this reason, we have designed treatment algorithms based on the efficacy of the drugs but also its safeness to avoid adverse effects.
