Chapter 1 General introduction.- PART I: TECHNICAL ASPECTS.- Chapter 2 Convective techniques.- Chapter 3 Water treatment and safety requirements.- Chapter 4 Description of hemodiafiltration.- Chapter 5 Dialyzers for hemodiafiltration.- PART II: EFFECTS OF HEMODIAFILTRATION ON VARIOUS BIOMARKERS.- Chapter 6 Effects on electrolytes and mineral metabolism.- Chapter 7 Effects on anemia control.- Chapter 8 Effects on inflammation and oxidative stress.- Chapter 9 Effects on the removal of uremic toxins.- Chapter 10 Effects on platelets and coagulation.- PART III: CLINICAL ASPECTS OF HEMODIAFILTRATION.- Chapter 11 Clinical trials on online postdilution hemodiafiltration.- Chapter 12 Cardiovascular effects.- Chapter 13 Hemodynamic stability.- Chapter 14 Nutrition in convective treatments.- Chapter 15 Why is high volume hemodiafiltration associated with improved survival?.- Chapter 16 Hemodiafiltration in children.- Chapter 17 Intensified hemodiafiltration schemes.- Chapter 18 Potential disadvantages of hemodiafiltration.- PART IV: PRACTICAL ISSUES.- Chapter 19 Practical guide to performing high volume hemodiafiltration.- Chapter 20 Medication and hemodiafiltration.- PART V: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS.- Chapter 21 Current status of hemodiafiltration.