The emergence of artificial intelligence and machine learning (ML) has revolutionized the
landscape of clinical medicine, offering opportunities to improve medical practice and …

Machine learning shows enormous potential in facilitating decision-making regarding kidney
diseases. With the development of data preservation and processing, as well as the …

Introduction Given the high mortality rate within the first year of dialysis initiation, an accurate
estimation of postdialysis mortality could help patients and clinicians in decision making …

Background: Frailty is associated with hospitalization and mortality among dialysis patients.
To now, few studies have considered the degree of frailty as a predictor of hospitalization …

Background The high mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD) burden in patients with
end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is well-documented. Recent literature suggests that acute …

Introduction Abrupt declines in kidney function often occur in patients with advanced chronic
kidney disease and may exacerbate the need to initiate dialysis treatment. It is unclear how …

The outcomes of patients with incident kidney failure who start hemodialysis are influenced
by several factors. Whether hemodialysis facility characteristics are associated with patient …

Background Outcomes of veterans with ESRD may differ depending on where they receive
dialysis and who finances this care, but little is known about variation in outcomes across …

Results Patients were 72±11 years, 5% were women, 24% were black, and 10%(n= 7584)
initiated at VHA dialysis centers. VHA dialysis center patients were younger, more likely to …

Background Despite having a well-established pre-end-stage kidney disease (pre-ESKD)
care program, Taiwan has a high incidence of ESKD. Unrecovered incident dialysis may …