Use of Herbal Products in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

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Cebeci E., Sevim Y., Bektas T., Gursu M., Ozturk S., Sumnu A., ...More

TURKISH NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS AND TRANSPLANTATION JOURNAL, vol.25, no.2, pp.151-156, 2016 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 25 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.5262/tndt.2016.1002.05
  • Journal Name: TURKISH NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS AND TRANSPLANTATION JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.151-156
  • Keywords: Complementary and alternative medicine, Herbal product, Peritoneal dialysis, CHRONIC KIDNEY-DISEASE, ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE, COMPLEMENTARY
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Complementary and alternative medicine practices are perceived by patients, both in pre-dialysis and dialysis periods, to be hopeful and promising. In our study we searched herbal product (HP) use in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients before dialysis and during dialysis.