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Assessment Of The Visual Analogue Score In The Evaluation Of The Pruritus Of Cholestasis, Nora Bergasa, E Jones
Assessment Of The Visual Analogue Score In The Evaluation Of The Pruritus Of Cholestasis, Nora Bergasa, E Jones
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Background and Aims: A visual analogue score (VAS), based on application of a visual analogue scale, has been widely used to assess pruritus in clinical studies of patients with cholestatic liver disease. A VAS is a numerical score of the severity of the perception of pruritus, and, hence, is inherently subjective. The objective of this study was to assess the reliability of a VAS as an index of pruritus in cholestatic patients. Methods: In 8 patients with chronic pruritus due to primary biliary cholangitis, values for a VAS of pruritus were compared with corresponding measurements of scratching activity, which were …