A multimodal transformer system for noninvasive diabetic nephropathy diagnosis via retinal imaging by Zheyi Dong, Xiaofei Wang, Sai Pan, Taohan Weng, Xiaoniao Chen, Shuangshuang Jiang, Ying Li, Zonghua Wang, Xueying Cao, Qian Wang, Pu Chen, Lai Jiang, Guangyan Cai, Li Zhang, Yong Wang, Jinkui Yang, Yani He, Hongli Lin, Jie Wu, Li Tang, Jianhui Zhou, Shengxi Li, Zhaohui Li, Yibing Fu, Xinyue Yu, Yanqiu Geng, Yingjie Zhang, Liqiang Wang, Mai Xu, Xiangmei Chen

“…Our Trans-MUF achieved an AUC of 0.980 (95% CI: 0.979 to 0.980) over the internal retrospective set and also had superior generalizability over a prospective dataset (AUC: 0.989, 95% CI: 0.987 to 0.990) and a multicenter, cross-machine and multi-operator dataset (AUC: 0.932, 95% CI: 0.931 to 0.939). Moreover, the nephrologists‘ diagnosis accuracy can be improved by 21%, through visualization assistance of the DL system. …”
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A Global Survey of Self-Reported Cancer Screening Practices by Health Professionals for Kidney Transplant Candidates and Recipients by Nida Saleem, Nida Saleem, Nida Saleem, Wai H. Lim, Wai H. Lim, Jacqueline H. Stephens, Jacqueline H. Stephens, Annabelle Wilson, Billie Bonevski, Allison Jaure, Allison Jaure, Armando Teixeira-Pinto, Armando Teixeira-Pinto, Eleonora Dal Grande, Eleonora Dal Grande, Martin Howell, Martin Howell, Farzaneh Boroumand, Farzaneh Boroumand, Anita van Zwieten, Anita van Zwieten, Chandana Guha, Chandana Guha, Nicole Scholes-Robertson, Nicole Scholes-Robertson, Steven J. Chadban, Steven J. Chadban, Carmel M. Hawley, Carmel M. Hawley, Jonathan C. Craig, Jeremy R. Chapman, Danyal Hassan, Greg Knoll, Greg Knoll, Naoka Murakami, Germaine Wong, Germaine Wong, Germaine Wong

“…We received 97 responses, and most were nephrologists (70%), and around 80% recommended breast, colorectal, and cervical cancer screening for kidney transplant candidates and recipients. …”
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Proportions of Proinflammatory Monocytes Are Important Predictors of Mortality Risk in Hemodialysis Patients by Yachung Jeng, Paik Seong Lim, Ming Ying Wu, Tien-Yu Tseng, Chang Hsu Chen, Hung Ping Chen, Tsai-Kun Wu

“…The findings shed some light for nephrologists on future prospects of early recognizing immune dysfunction and improving early intervention outcomes.…”
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Evaluation of deceased-donor kidney offers: development and validation of novel data driven and expert based prediction models for early transplant outcomes by Christoph F. Mahler, Felix Friedl, Christian Nusshag, Claudius Speer, Louise Benning, Daniel Göth, Matthias Schaier, Claudia Sommerer, Markus Mieth, Arianeb Mehrabi, Christoph Michalski, Lutz Renders, Quirin Bachmann, Uwe Heemann, Markus Krautter, Vedat Schwenger, Fabian Echterdiek, Fabian Echterdiek, Martin Zeier, Christian Morath, Florian Kälble

“…The expert model is based on predictor ratings by senior transplant nephrologists, while for the data-driven model variables were selected via high-dimensional lasso generalised estimating equations (LassoGee). …”
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Transplantation and Pregnancy by Pinar Erkan Uc, Sermet Sagol

“…Successful management relies on a multidisciplinary approach with contributions from obstetricians, neonatologists, nephrologists, hepatologists, and transplant surgeons. …”
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Challenges in Diagnosis and Management of SLE in Africa: An Online Survey by Farhanah Paruk, Dzifa Dey, Anisa Mosam, Oluwaytoyin Amira Christina, Mohammed Tikly

“…Results Our 226 respondents from 31 countries were dermatologists (38%), rheumatologists (28%), and nephrologists (23%), the majority practicing at university/state‐funded hospitals (80.8%), but over half of patients (59.6%) were self‐funded for laboratory tests and medications. …”
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Assessment of the Effect of Oral Health on Quality of Life and Oral-Health Indicators among ESRD Patients in Southwest Florida: A Pilot Study by Payal Kahar, Carol Chapman, Jayanta Gupta

“…Clinical assessments should be inherent in oral-health evaluation and there should be cooperation between nephrologists and dentists in promoting oral health and treating systemic conditions among HD patients.…”
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Types of Complications and Associated Factors in Patients Undergoing Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implantation: A Systematic Review by Sugiharto F, Asmara AD, Sari WP, Freitas LA, Ramdani D, Anna A, Nuraeni A, Trisyani Y, Purnomo Y

“…Integrating a multidisciplinary approach involving cardiologists, nephrologists, surgeons, and the nursing team is essential to optimizing patient care and improving clinical outcomes.Keywords: complication, heart failure, permanent pacemaker, predictors…”
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Advancing health equity: evaluating AI translations of kidney donor information for Spanish speakers by Oscar A. Garcia Valencia, Charat Thongprayoon, Caroline C. Jadlowiec, Shennen A. Mao, Napat Leeaphorn, Pooja Budhiraja, Nadeen Khoury, Justin H. Pham, Iasmina M. Craici, Maria L. Gonzalez Suarez, Wisit Cheungpasitporn

“…The translated content was reviewed by native Spanish-speaking nephrologists using a standard rubric scale (1–5). The assessment focused on linguistic accuracy and cultural sensitivity, emphasizing retention of the original message, appropriate vocabulary and grammar, and cultural relevance.ResultsThe mean linguistic accuracy scores were 4.89 ± 0.32 for GPT-3.5 and 5.00 ± 0.00 for GPT-4.0 (p = 0.08). …”
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Exploring Chronic Pain in Hemodialysis Patients: An Observational Study Based on the New IASP Classification for ICD-11 by Vittorio Schweiger, Martina Cacciapuoti, Marta Nizzero, Salvatore Simari, Gianmarco Lombardi, Leonardo Gottin, Lisa Stefani, Alvise Martini, Giustino Varrassi, Gabriele Finco, Enrico Polati, Giovanni Gambaro

“…Finally, this study underlines the importance of mutual collaboration between pain physicians and nephrologists for the well-being of patients of high clinical complexity, such as those undergoing chronic hemodialysis.…”
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The computerized algorithm for renal assessment improves diagnostic accuracy of renal impairment in hospitalized patients by Chun-You Chen, Te-I. Chang, Cheng-Hsien Chen, Shih-Chang Hsu, Yen-Ling Chu, Nai-Jen Huang, Yuh-Mou Sue, Tso-Hsiao Chen, Po-Hsun Huang, Chung-Te Liu, Hui-Ling Hsieh

“…The researcher’s diagnoses, made by experienced nephrologists according to the same criteria, were the gold standard to which the computerized algorithms and the clinician’s diagnoses were compared. …”
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Factors Affecting Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in Hemodialysis Patients: A Multicenter Study by Selen T, Merhametsiz Ö, Öneç K, Ercan Z, İslam M, Altun G, Pınar M, Demir ME

“…We believe that educating patients about vaccines and increasing the sensitivity of hemodialysis physicians, nurses and nephrologists on this issue will increase vaccination rates.Keywords: hemodialysis, influenza, pneumococcal pneumonia, vaccine…”
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