title: Evidence for the Clinical Advantages of Predilution On-Line Hemodiafiltration.
abstract: On-line hemodiafiltration (OL-HDF) is a rapidly developing dialysis modality that is expected to ameliorate the quality of life and survival rate of chronic dialysis patients. There are generally 2 types of dilution methods in OL-HDF: postdilution and predilution.
  
  
  
  Postdilution OL-HDF is widely performed worldwide, whereas predilution OL-HDF accounts for >90% of all OL-HDF sessions performed in Japan. The reasons for the preference for predilution are to increase the substitution volume at a lower blood flow rate and to remove larger low-molecular-weight proteins (LMWPs). It is a unique Japanese concept for chronic dialysis to remove larger LMWPs, in so-called 'protein permeable dialysis', and ameliorate various uremic symptoms. Evidence for the beneficial effects of OL-HDF has not yet been confirmed, especially in the case of the predilution mode. The beneficial effects of predilution OL-HDF have recently been evaluated by 2 Japanese studies. A study by the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy (JSDT) found a clear survival benefit for all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality of predilution OL-HDF with a substitution volume >40 liters/session. A study by the Japanese Society for Hemodiafiltration (JSHDF) showed the noninferiority of predilution OL-HDF in relation to intradialytic hemodynamic stability compared with the postdilution mode. Key Messages: Further analysis of the JSDT and JSHDF studies may confirm the superiority of predilution OL-HDF over high-flux or super high-flux hemodialysis.
authors.forename: Ikuto
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Masakane
authors.forename: Kan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawanishi
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D017583:Hemodiafiltration / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008970:Molecular Weight; D015996:Survival Rate