Nephrology and Dialysis Outcomes Research Group

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

5
Dr. Zakaria Hamdan
Group Leader

Dr. Zakaria Hamdan

Nephrology and Internal Medicine

Dr. Razan Rabi

Dr. Razan Rabi

Internal Medicine and Nephrology

Dr. Ahmad Enaya

Dr. Ahmad Enaya

Nephrology

Dr. Mohanad Hasan

Dr. Mohanad Hasan

Nephrology

Dr. Ranin Nazzal

Dr. Ranin Nazzal

Nephrology

Research Interests

  1. Haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis outcomes, including nutritional, functional and quality-of-life status
  2. Cardiovascular and biomarker research in dialysis (high-sensitivity troponin T, IV iron, thyroid hormones)
  3. Right ventricular dysfunction and cardiovascular risk in end-stage kidney disease
  4. Intradialytic hypotension and intradialytic blood pressure variability
  5. Infectious and rheumatological complications of dialysis, including peritonitis and H. pylori
  6. CKD progression and systemic disease associations (diabetes, lupus nephritis, peripheral artery disease)
  7. Cognitive impairment and psychosocial outcomes in end-stage kidney disease
  8. Methods: cross-sectional, retrospective and prospective cohort designs

Ongoing Research

  1. Recovery time post-dialysis and intradialytic hypotension (prospective cohort)
  2. Intradialytic hypotension among ESRD patients: risk factors (cross-sectional/cohort)
  3. Sleep quality and daytime sleepiness in peritoneal dialysis patients (cross-sectional)
  4. Cognitive impairment and social support among ESKD patients on haemodialysis (cross-sectional)
  5. Corneal calcium deposition in haemodialysis versus peritoneal dialysis patients (cross-sectional comparative)
  6. Virulent Helicobacter pylori strains in haemodialysis patients and impact on anaemia and iron indices (cross-sectional)
  7. Intradialytic blood pressure variability and cognitive function in maintenance haemodialysis (prospective cohort)
  8. Thyroid hormone levels and interdialytic weight gain in haemodialysis patients (cross-sectional)
  9. Rheumatoid factor in peritoneal dialysis versus haemodialysis patients (cross-sectional comparative)
  10. Breakfast frequency and insulin resistance in dialysis patients (cross-sectional)
  11. Asymptomatic troponin, intradialytic blood pressure variation and troponin trends in haemodialysis (prospective cohort)
  12. 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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Contact Us

Dr. Zakaria Hamdan

Nephrology and Internal Medicine

Email: [email protected]