Nephrology and Dialysis Outcomes Research Group
The Nephrology and Dialysis Outcomes Research Group is a hospital-based research platform at An-Najah National University Hospital focused on the clinical and biochemical outcomes of patients with chronic kidney disease, end-stage kidney disease, and those receiving haemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis. Building on a sustained programme of published work, the group brings together nephrology, internal medicine and allied specialties to generate locally relevant evidence on dialysis-related morbidity and mortality, evaluate modifiable risk factors and biomarkers, and support quality improvement across the hospital's dialysis programmes.
- 5 members
- 9 publications
Group Members
5Research Interests
- Haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis outcomes, including nutritional, functional and quality-of-life status
- Cardiovascular and biomarker research in dialysis (high-sensitivity troponin T, IV iron, thyroid hormones)
- Right ventricular dysfunction and cardiovascular risk in end-stage kidney disease
- Intradialytic hypotension and intradialytic blood pressure variability
- Infectious and rheumatological complications of dialysis, including peritonitis and H. pylori
- CKD progression and systemic disease associations (diabetes, lupus nephritis, peripheral artery disease)
- Cognitive impairment and psychosocial outcomes in end-stage kidney disease
- Methods: cross-sectional, retrospective and prospective cohort designs
Ongoing Research
- Recovery time post-dialysis and intradialytic hypotension (prospective cohort)
- Intradialytic hypotension among ESRD patients: risk factors (cross-sectional/cohort)
- Sleep quality and daytime sleepiness in peritoneal dialysis patients (cross-sectional)
- Cognitive impairment and social support among ESKD patients on haemodialysis (cross-sectional)
- Corneal calcium deposition in haemodialysis versus peritoneal dialysis patients (cross-sectional comparative)
- Virulent Helicobacter pylori strains in haemodialysis patients and impact on anaemia and iron indices (cross-sectional)
- Intradialytic blood pressure variability and cognitive function in maintenance haemodialysis (prospective cohort)
- Thyroid hormone levels and interdialytic weight gain in haemodialysis patients (cross-sectional)
- Rheumatoid factor in peritoneal dialysis versus haemodialysis patients (cross-sectional comparative)
- Breakfast frequency and insulin resistance in dialysis patients (cross-sectional)
- Asymptomatic troponin, intradialytic blood pressure variation and troponin trends in haemodialysis (prospective cohort)
- Right ventricular dysfunction and morbidity/mortality in end-stage renal disease (prospective single-centre cohort)
Publications
9| # | Year | Publication | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025 | Impact of COVID-19 on chronic kidney disease progression in non-dialysis patients: a retrospective cohort study in Palestine. Ann Med. 2025;57(1):2479236. doi:10.1080/07853890.2025.2479236 | DOI |
| 2 | 2025 | Pluralibacter gergoviae: an uncommon pathogen in peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis: the second documented case worldwide. Oxf Med Case Reports. 2025;2025(10):omaf219. | |
| 3 | 2025 | Exploring the relationship between intravenous iron therapy and troponin T levels in hemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study. BMC Nephrol. 2025;26. doi:10.1186/s12882-025-04436-1 | DOI |
| 4 | 2025 | Sex-based variations in the nutritional and functional status of hemodialysis patients in Palestine: a cross-sectional study. BMC Nutr. 2025;11. doi:10.1186/s40795-025-01081-7 | DOI |
| 5 | 2025 | Assessing pain levels and quality of life in peritoneal dialysis patients: a cross-sectional study. BMC Nephrol. 2025;26. doi:10.1186/s12882-025-04083-6 | DOI |
| 6 | 2025 | Decline in eGFR and mortality among type II diabetic patients: a 3-year prospective cohort study from Palestine. BMC Nephrol. 2025;26. doi:10.1186/s12882-025-03947-1 | DOI |
| 7 | Factors associated with malnutrition inflammation score among hemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional investigation in tertiary care hospital, Palestine. PLoS One. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0317132 | DOI | |
| 8 | 2025 | Clinical presentation and long-term outcomes of lupus nephritis in Palestine: a multicenter retrospective study. Cureus. 2025. | |
| 9 | 2026 | Prevalence and clinical correlates of peripheral artery disease in patients undergoing hemodialysis: a cross-sectional study from Palestine. BMC Nephrol. 2026;27. doi:10.1186/s12882-026-04744-0 | DOI |