ReviewNature reviews. Nephrology2020
Green nephrology.
Review in Nature reviews. Nephrology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 100 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
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Who cites it
100 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Waste Management and the Perspective of a Green Hospital-A Systematic Narrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Recommendations of the Brazilian Society of Nephrology for sustainable nephrology in Brazil.Jornal brasileiro de nefrologiaGuideline
- A position statement and recommendations for sustainable kidney care.Kidney research and clinical practice · 2026Article
- Comparing environmental footprints of haemodialysis and online haemodiafiltration in Italy.International urology and nephrology · 2026Article
- IPNA's commitment to world kidney day 2026: caring for little kidneys and protecting the planet.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2026Article
- Finding the sweet spot in green nephrology: the intersection of environmental sustainability and excellence in patient care.Clinical kidney journal · 2026Review
- Ten tips to preserve and reuse water in nephrology.Clinical kidney journal · 2026Review
- Kidney health for all: caring for people, protecting the planet.Kidney medicine · 2026Article
- Advancing green nephrology: a scoping review of sustainability interventions in kidney care.International urology and nephrology · 2026Article
- The Impact of a Central Acid Delivery System on the Carbon Footprint of In-Center Hemodialysis.Kidney international reports · 2026Article
- Environmental Sustainability in Dialysis Units: A Scoping and Integrative Review of Challenges and Innovations in Nephrology.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Kidney health for all: Caring for people, protecting the planet.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2026Article
- Green nephrology: environmentally sustainable kidney care in pediatrics.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2026Review
- Green transplant: A scoping review of sustainability challenges and opportunities in transplantation.World journal of transplantation · 2026Review
- Kidney health for all: caring for people, protecting the planet.Kidney international reports · 2026Article
- Environmentally sustainable kidney care in low- and middle-income countries.Nature reviews. Nephrology · 2026Article
- Theoretically redesigning peritoneal dialysis products for sustainability: A life cycle inventory approach.The International journal of artificial organs · 2026Article
- International Environmental Impact of CKD Care.Kidney international reports · 2026Article
- Leftover Medicine: A Perspective and Initiative for Environmental Sustainability in Japanese Dialysis Facilities.JMA journal · 2026Article
- Environmental footprint of in-center hemodialysis in Türkiye: A national, scenario-based analysis of water, energy, and waste.PloS one · 2026Article
40 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
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Authors and funding
2 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Clear evidence indicates that the health of the natural world is declining globally at rates that are unprecedented in human history. This decline represents a major threat to the health and wellbeing of human populations worldwide. Environmental change, particularly climate change, is already having and will increasingly have an impact on the incidence and distribution of kidney diseases. Increases in extreme weather events owing to climate change are likely to have a destabilizing effect on the provision of care to patients with kidney disease. Ironically, health care is part of the problem, contributing substantially to resource depletion and greenhouse gas emissions. Among medical therapies, the environmental impact of dialysis seems to be particularly high, suggesting that the nephrology community has an important role to play in exploring environmentally responsible health-care practices. There is a need for increased monitoring of resource usage and waste generation by kidney care facilities. Opportunities to reduce the environmental impact of haemodialysis include capturing and reusing reverse osmosis reject water, utilizing renewable energy, improving waste management and potentially reducing dialysate flow rates. In peritoneal dialysis, consideration should be given to improving packaging materials and point-of-care dialysate generation.
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