Pharmacological interventions for pruritus in adult palliative care patients

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 Apr 14;4(2023). doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008320.pub3.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: This is the second update of the original Cochrane review published in 2013 (issue 6), which was updated in 2016 (issue 11). Pruritus occurs in patients with disparate underlying diseases and is caused by different pathologic mechanisms. In palliative care patients, pruritus is not the most prevalent but is a burdening symptom. It can cause considerable discomfort and negatively affect patients’ quality of life.OBJECTIVES: To assess the effects of different pharmacological treatments compared with active control or placebo for preventing or treating pruritus in adult palliative care patients.SEARCH METHODS: For this…
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