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Artificial Intelligence in Renal Transplantation Over the Past Decade: A Narrative Review of Clinical Applications, Current Limitations, and Future Directions.

Ahmed Anber, Youssef Mohamed, Aryan Maleki, Sami Atiq, Larisa Radu, Ibrahim Omar, Abdelrahman Sayed

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Review in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

2 · The registry

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Ahmed AnberUrology, Barking Havering and Redbridge NHS Trust, London, GBR.
Youssef MohamedUrology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Cambridge, GBR.
Aryan MalekiUrology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Cambridge, GBR.
Sami AtiqUrology, Hereford County Hospital, Wye Valley NHS Trust, Hereford, GBR.
Larisa RaduTrauma and Orthopedics, Princess Royal University Hospital, King's College NHS Foundation Trust, London, GBR.
Ibrahim OmarUrology, Great Western Hospital, Swindon, GBR.
Abdelrahman SayedTrauma and Orthopedics, Cardiff University Hospitals, Cardiff, GBR.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This narrative review examines the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in kidney transplantation (KT) during the past 10 years, highlighting advancements in clinical applications and future potential. In pretransplant settings, AI algorithms assist in matching donors with recipients and predicting survival outcomes, aiming to reduce organ discard rates and improve allocation efficiency beyond traditional scoring systems like the Kidney Donor Profile Index. Surgical data science utilizes AI to enhance robotic surgery through augmented reality for real-time anatomical visualization and 3D printed models for preoperative planning. Furthermore, ML is applied to assess organ quality during normothermic machine perfusion. Regarding post-transplant outcomes, artificial neural networks have demonstrated superior accuracy in predicting graft survival and rejection compared to conventional statistical methods. Despite these advancements, clinical application is hindered by limitations such as overfitting, selection bias from single-center data, and a lack of external validation.

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aiartificial intelligence(ai)mlrenal transplantationurology

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PMID41589160
PMCPMC12832095

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