Abstract:
Chronic Kidney Disease is included in the health problems that occur in society and have covered the world. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a kidney disease where there is a decrease in kidney function over a period of months to years which is marked by a slow decrease in the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) over a long period. kidney failure patients in Indonesia who have recently undergone hemodialysis. Hemodialysis is one of the actions that can be performed on patients suffering from chronic kidney failure so that the patient can survive. CKD patients often experience electrolyte fluid imbalance disorders that can cause various problems of comfort such as excess or lack of fluids. lack of fluids can cause thirst. several ways that can be done to reduce thirst in patients undergoing hemodialysis, including sucking ice cubes and gargling boiled water The purpose of this literature review is to determine the extent of the effect of gargling boiled water and sucking ice cubes on reducing thirst in CKD patients in the hemodialysis room, based on empirical studies over the past 6 years. The method used is a journal search using the Pubmed database, Sciantsirect and scholar articles with topics published in English from 2019-2025 then screened using the Prisma method. The results of this literature review utilize DSVIA using keywords that are in accordance with the preparation of the report. Articles are selected with a choice of journals, abstract choices, with inclusion and exclusion criteria, so that the journals found to be investigated. The results of the literature review analysis obtained 7 journals showing that gargling boiled water and sucking ice cubes have an effect on reducing thirst in CKD patients in the hemodialysis room. CKD patients on HD often feel thirsty due to fluid restrictions, therefore gargling boiled water and sucking ice cubes is one solution.
