SCIENTIFIC ASPECTS OF DIALYSIS THERAPY

• Preliminaries
Is There Enough Evidence to Prove Hemodiafiltration Is Better?
Haemodiafiltration at Higher Volumes and Patient Survival
What Is the Optimal Target Convective Volume in On-Line Hemodiafiltration Therapy?
Evidence for the Clinical Advantages of Predilution On-Line Hemodiafiltration
Clinical Effectiveness of Intermittent Infusion Hemodiafiltration Using Backfiltration of Ultrapure Dialysis Fluid Compared with Predilution On-Line Hemodiafiltration
Are There Any Downsides, Barriers, or Challenges in Delivering Hemodiafiltration in Everyday Clinical Practice?
• Daily Hemodialysis
The Evolution of Home HD - Meeting Modern Patient Needs
Selecting Patients for Home Haemodialysis Modality
Recent Trends in Home Hemodialysis Therapy in Japan
• Peritoneal Dialysis and Hemodialysis
Peritoneal Dialysis or Hemodialysis: Present and Future Trends in the United States
What Is the Best Dialysis Therapy in Developed and Developing Countries? Peritoneal Dialysis and/or Hemodialysis: The Trend in Korea
What Is the Best Dialysis Therapy for South Asia: HD or PD?
Nephrologist-Initiated Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Insertion Programme: A New Paradigm Shift
The Birth and Development of Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
Evidence for Biocompatible Peritoneal Dialysis Solutions
• Asia Trends
Japan's Support of Hemodialysis in Southeast Asia
Prospects for Vascular Access Education in Developing Countries: Current Situation in Cambodia
• Acute Kidney Injury
Evolution of Technology for Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy: Forty Years of Improvements
Automated Electronic Alert Systems for Acute Kidney Injury: Current Status and Future Perspectives
• New Dialysis Technology
New Dialysis Technology and Biocompatible Materials
Design Concept of Dialyzer Biomaterials: How to Find Biocompatible Polymers Based on the Biointerfacial Water Structure
Newly Developed Biocompatible Material: Dispersible Titanium-Doped Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles Suitable for Antibacterial Coating on Intravascular Catheters
Preparation and Quality Management of Fluids for Hemodialysis
• Management of Mineral and Bone Disorders and Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease
MicroRNAs Are Associated with Uremic Toxicity, Cardiovascular Calcification, and Disease
Preventive Strategies for Vascular Calcification in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Klotho as a Therapeutic Target during the Development of Renal Fibrosis
New Strategies for Anaemia Management in Chronic Kidney Disease
• Uremic Toxicity
Evidence for Targeting Low-Molecular-Weight Proteins in Hemodialysis and Hemodiafiltration
• What Is the Best Kinetic Modeling in Dialysis?
The Clear Space Index
• New Developments in Dialysis Membranes
Optimal Design of Dialyzers
Biocompatibility of Hemodiafilters
Fundamental Characteristics of the Newly Developed ATA™ Membrane Dialyzer
A New Polysulfone Membrane Dialyzer, NV, with Low-Fouling and Antithrombotic Properties
A New Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) Membrane Dialyzer, NF, with Adsorptive and Antithrombotic Properties
Clinical Performance Assessment of CorDiax Filters in Hemodialysis and Hemodiafiltration
• Vascular Access
Clearance Gap: Does It Really Matter for the Evaluation of Vascular Access Function?
Future Trends in Vascular Access Creation
• Health Care Systems
The Economic Issues of Hemodialysis Therapy within the Japanese Health Care System
• Nutrition
Carbohydrate Counting: A Simple Method of Dietary Management for Glycemic Control in Japanese Diabetic Hemodialysis Patients
Author Index
Subject Index

A compilation of cutting-edge research
This book brings together papers presented both during the 61st Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy (JSDT) and the 34th Congress of the International Society of Blood Purification (ISBP), held in Osaka in June and in Hiroshima in September 2016, respectively. They cover a broad spectrum of topics, ranging from hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, hemodiafiltration and technical innovations in blood purification to complications of chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injury, including mineral bone disease and anemia.