| AI | artificial intelligence | 
| AKI | acute kidney injury | 
| AVF | arteriovenous fistula | 
| AVG | arteriovenous graft | 
| CHD | coronary heart disease | 
| CHIRA | China Health Insurance Research Association | 
| CKD | chronic kidney disease | 
| CK-NET | China Kidney Disease Network | 
| COTRS | China Organ Transplant Response System | 
| CVD | cardiovascular disease | 
| HD | hemodialysis | 
| HQMS | Hospital Quality Monitoring System | 
| ICD-10 | International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision | 
| LLM | large language model | 
| LOS | length of stay | 
| PD | peritoneal dialysis | 
| PM2.5 | particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of 2.5 μm or less | 
| PMP | per million population | 
| RMB | renminbi |