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ArticleNephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association2025

Haemodiafiltration versus high-flux haemodialysis-a Consensus Statement from the EuDial Working Group of the ERA.

Yuri Battaglia, Rukshana Shroff, Björn Meijers, Ionut Nistor, Gaetano Alfano, Casper Franssen, Valerie Luyckx, Vassilios Liakopoulos, Alessandro Mantovani, Federica Baciga and 7 more

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Article in Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Hemodiafiltration beyond the CONVINCE trial.Clinical kidney journal · 2026
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  5. The Role of Online Hemodiafiltration in Contemporary Kidney Care.Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 2026
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  10. Medical device regulation and dialysis practice-impact on patients, doctors and manufacturers.Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Yuri BattagliaUniversity of Verona, Department of Medicine, Verona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3947-1814
Rukshana ShroffRenal Unit, UCL Great Ormond Street Hospital and Institute of Child Health, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8501-1072
Björn MeijersNephrology Unit, University Hospitals Leuven and Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Organ Transplantation, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-2846-2026
Ionut NistorNephrology Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Grigore T. Popa", Iași, Romania and Nephrology and Dialysis Department, "Dr C.I. Parhon Hospital", Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-1641-8992
Gaetano AlfanoNephrology Dialysis and Transplant Unit, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0591-8622
Casper FranssenDepartment of Nephrology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-1004-9994
Valerie LuyckxRenal Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Public and Global Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-7066-8135
Vassilios LiakopoulosSecond Department of Nephrology, AHEPA University Hospital, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-7564-2724
Alessandro MantovaniSection of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7271-6329
Federica BacigaUniversity of Verona, Department of Medicine, Verona, Italy.ORCID 0009-0002-8866-3660
Federica CacciaUniversity of Verona, Department of Medicine, Verona, Italy.ORCID 0009-0003-3179-9193
Claudia MomentèUniversity of Verona, Department of Medicine, Verona, Italy.ORCID 0009-0000-0543-4957
Andrew DavenportUCL Centre for Kidney & Bladder Health, Royal Free Hospital, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4467-6833
Peter J BlankestijnDepartment of Nephrology, University Medical Center Utrecht, GA Utrecht, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-4289-632X
Adrian CovicNephrology Clinic, Dialysis and Renal Transplant Center - 'C.I. Parhon' University Hospital, and 'Grigore T. Popa' University of Medicine, Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-9985-2486
Christian CombeBordeaux Population Health Research Center, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France, and Centre Hospitalier d'Ardèche Méridionale, Aubenas, France.ORCID 0000-0002-0360-573X
Carlo BasileAssociazione Nefrologica Gabriella Sebastio, Martina Franca, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8152-5471

Funding

KU Leuven 3M190551KU Leuven C14/21/103
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Haemodialysis (HD) is a life-saving therapy for individuals with kidney failure. Post-filter haemodiafiltration (HDF) and high-flux HD are the most widely used treatment modalities. To date, five randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have been performed that compare all-cause and cardiovascular (CV) mortality between HDF and low- or high-flux HD in adults receiving maintenance dialysis for at least 1 year. RCTs, meta-analyses and pooled individual patient data analyses have been published on this topic. However, all of them are limited by the heterogeneity of inclusion criteria and significant methodological shortcomings, including informative selection bias and the exclusion of poorly performing patients from the HDF arm after randomization. Given this background, the European Dialysis Working Group of the European Renal Association presents a Consensus Statement on HDF and high-flux HD, addressing three key outcomes: survival, health-related quality of life, and biochemical endpoints. A separate section is dedicated to paediatric patients. We searched five large electronic databases to identify parallel or cross-over RCTs comparing HDF with high-flux HD on pre-defined outcome measures. Using a mini-Delphi method, we developed 22 key consensus points by combining meta-analyses, clinical experience, and expert opinion. They aim to inform and assist in decision making and are not intended to define a standard of care. The key summary point is that HDF appears to be associated with improved overall and CV survival, provided high convection volumes are achieved. The generalizability of these findings to the entire dialysis population depends on the patient's overall health and requires further study.

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ConsensusHemodiafiltrationKidney Failure, ChronicRenal DialysisHumansQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as Topicall-cause mortalityconvection volumehaemodiafiltrationhaemodialysiskidney failure

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PMCPMC12378613

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