Nephrology

A meta-analysis of 26 studies identified advanced age, diabetes, lower kidney function and radical nephrectomy as key risk factors for chronic kidney disease following unilateral nephrectomy.

Early Hospital-at-Home transfer after kidney transplant reduced hospital stay and healthcare costs while maintaining comparable one-year clinical outcomes, graft survival and readmission rates in a propensity score matched study.

A multicentre Danish cohort study identified factors associated with recurrent IgA nephropathy after kidney transplantation and highlighted its impact on graft outcomes.

Early kidney injury markers identified subclinical tubular injury in patients with seronegative spondyloarthropathies, supporting their potential role in earlier renal assessment before clinically recognised kidney disease develops.

Machine learning improved survival prediction in elderly dialysis patients by complementing traditional survival analysis. Read more.

A study of older living kidney donors found long term kidney function remained stable, while highlighting the importance of individual risk factors and eGFR assessment methods.

A study found that low serum zinc levels were independently associated with poorer renal outcomes in patients with non-dialysis CKD. Findings suggest zinc may help identify high-risk patients, although further validation is needed.

A study of patients with chronic kidney disease found that iron excess was independently associated with atheroma presence and progression, while iron deficiency remained common but was not linked to atheroma outcomes.