Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Dialysis Therapy
10.3777/jjsam.53.128
- VernacularTitle:透析医療における補完・代替医療
- Author:
Akira KAWASHIMA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
chronic renal failure;
dialysis therapy;
complication;
complementary and alternative medicine;
acupuncture
- From:Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2003;53(2):128-140
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
Dialysis therapy is the most common therapeutic modality in the treatment of end-stage renal failure. Over 200, 000 patients were maintained under dialysis therapy. An important goal in clinical nephrology is to control complications associated with long-term dialysis. Recently, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) usehave increased dramatically in the world. This article demonstrates the efficacy of CAM including acupuncture for dialysis patients suffering from refractory complications.
