Summary of the best evidence for the xerostomia and thirst management in maintenance hemodialysis patients
10.3761/j.issn.0254-1769.2024.13.017
- VernacularTitle:维持性血液透析患者口干口渴管理的最佳证据总结
- Author:
Pengcheng LIU
1
;
Qin MA
;
Wei WANG
;
Dongyan HU
;
Liping TAN
;
Xiaomei JIANG
Author Information
1. 215000 苏州市 苏州大学附属第二医院血液净化中心
- Keywords:
Maintenance Hemodialysis;
Xerostomia;
Thirst;
Evidence Summary;
Evidence-Based Nursing
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nursing
2024;59(13):1650-1657
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To search,evaluate and summarize the relevant evidence of management on xerostomia and thirst of maintenance hemodialysis(MHD)patients,and provide the evidence for clinical medical staff to relieve the symptoms of xerostomia and thirst in MHD patients.Methods We search guideline websites such as the BMJ Best Practice,UpToDate,NICE,GIN,NGC,CMA Infobase,Medlive,and databases such as Cochrane Library,JBI,PubMed,Embase,CINAHL,CNKI,Wanfang,VIP,SinoMed related to interventions on xerostomia and thirst of MHD patients.The literature types include guidelines,expert consensuses,clinical decisions,best practice,evidence summaries,systematic reviews,randomized controlled trials.The search period is from January 1,2013 to September 30,2023.Results A total 12 pieces of the literature were included,including 3 systematic reviews and 9 randomized controlled trials.A total of 19 pieces of evidence were summarized in 6 aspects,including evaluation,basic interventions,oral local interventions,auricular acupressure,dialysis scheme,Chinese herbal medicine combined with acupoint therapy and Chinese herbal medicine therapy.Conclusion Blood purification medical staff should comprehensively consider MHD patients and specific clinical situations,and make interventions to relieve the symptoms of xerostomia and thirst of MHD patients,relieve their physical and mental pain and improve their quality of life.
