Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Dialysis Therapy

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.