Nephrology · Medical Literature
[Department of Error] Department of Error
Abstract
Abulibdeh R, Agyemang GO, Celi LA, et al. Who's really in the loop? Rethinking oversight in AI-assisted health care. Lancet 2026; 407: 2340–44—In this Viewpoint, the definition of the eGRF abbreviation in the legend of the figure should have read “estimated glomerular filtration rate”. This correction has been made to the online version as of July 21, 2026.
Clinical relevance
Not applicable — this publication is a publisher's correction (errata) to a previously published Viewpoint article on oversight in AI-assisted healthcare, not an original research study with a research question. __SNAPSHOT__ {"studyDesign":"Publisher's correction (Department of Error / Errata) — not a primary research study, systematic review, or clinical trial","setting":"Not applicable; correction pertains to a Viewpoint article published in The Lancet (2026; 407: 2340–44)","sampleSize":"Not applicable","population":"Not applicable; the original Viewpoint discusses oversight frameworks in AI-assisted healthcare broadly","intervention":"Not applicable","comparator":"Not applicable","primaryOutcome":"Not applicable; the sole purpose of this notice is to correct a typographical/abbreviation error in the figure legend of the original Viewpoint — 'eGFR' was defined incorrectly and should have read 'estimated glomerular filtration rate'","followUp":"Not applicable","fundingSource":"Not reported"}
Key findings
This notice contains no new data, statistical findings, effect sizes, confidence intervals, or p-values. The sole correction is terminological: in the figure legend of Abulibdeh R et al. (Lancet 2026; 407: 2340–44), the abbreviation 'eGFR' was mislabeled and has been corrected to read 'estimated glomerular filtration rate.' The online version of the original Viewpoint was updated as of July 21, 2026. No clinical findings, conclusions, or data from the original Viewpoint were altered.
Practice implications
This errata notice does not establish, refute, or modify any clinical finding. The underlying Viewpoint by Abulibdeh et al. addresses conceptual and ethical frameworks for human oversight in AI-assisted healthcare, with nephrology-relevant content (referencing eGFR as a clinical variable likely used in an illustrative figure). Clinicians and researchers who cited or saved the original Viewpoint should note that only the figure legend abbreviation definition has been corrected; no substantive content, data, or recommendations were changed. Only the online version has been updated; print versions retain the original error. This summary is based solely on the correction notice text, and the full Viewpoint was not available for independent review. __LIMITATIONS__ This is an errata notice, not a research article; standard methodological appraisal criteria (risk of bias, blinding, confounding, generalizability, statistical power) are entirely inapplicable. The correction is limited to a single abbreviation in a figure legend. The original Viewpoint is an opinion/commentary piece and therefore does not itself carry the evidentiary weight of a clinical trial or systematic review. No PMID is available for either this correction notice or the original article, limiting independent verification. __BOTTOM_LINE_CATEGORY__ not_ready_for_clinical_application __BOTTOM_LINE__ This Lancet Department of Error notice corrects only a typographical abbreviation error ('eGFR' defined incorrectly in a figure legend) in a previously published AI-oversight Viewpoint; no clinical data, conclusions, or recommendations were changed. Clinicians who accessed the original Viewpoint should consult the updated online version for the corrected figure legend. No change in clinical practice is indicated or implied by this correction.