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Article History

Received: 25 April 2025

Accepted: 2 September 2025

First Online: 26 September 2025

Declarations

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: This qualitative study is part of a broader doctoral research thesis titled “Enhancing Acute Kidney Injury Management in Southern Palestinian Governmental Hospitals: Impact of Risk Triage, Novel Biomarkers, and Electronic Health Alerts,” which comprises three components: a quantitative study, a qualitative study, and a published systematic review (WCN25–3547, DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2024.11.184). Ethical approval for this specific qualitative component was obtained from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at the School of Public Health, Al-Quds University (Approval No: 5/24, dated 13 February 2024), and from the Scientific Research Unit at the Palestinian Ministry of Health (Approval dated 28 February 2024). All participants were nephrology specialists who voluntarily agreed to participate. Informed consent was obtained before conducting any interviews. Participants were informed of the study’s objectives, procedures, and their right to withdraw at any point without penalty. Interviews were only conducted after verbal and written consent was secured. This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and adheres to the ethical principles of confidentiality, respect for persons, voluntary participation, and protection of participants’ rights, under national and institutional guidelines.

: Not applicable. This study does not include any identifiable personal data, images, or other information requiring individual consent for publication.

: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.