2.4. Analysis.

Comparison 2 Convection versus convection (haemofiltration versus haemodiafiltration), Outcome 4 Data from cross‐over studies.

Data from cross‐over studies
Study	Haemodiafiltraton	Haemofiltration	P value from paper
Days spent in hospital
Altieri 2004	30 patients Mean (± SD): 1.3 (4.7)	30 patients Mean (± SD)L 1.9 (4.9)	Not significant
Average number of episodes of hypotension/patient/month
Altieri 2004	30 patients Mean (± SD): 1.1 (1.5)	30 patients Mean (± SD): 0.5 (0.7)	P = 0.0169
Number of patients experiencing hypotension
Altieri 2004	2/30	0/30	P > 0.05
Predialysis systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)
Altieri 2004	30 patients Mean (± SD): 130.9 (18.5)	30 patients Mean (± SD): 140.2 (16.2)	P = 0.044
Predialysis diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)
Altieri 2004	30 patients Mean (± SD): 75.3 (9.7)	30 patients Mean (± SD): 77.5 (10.4)	P > 0.05
Predialysis mean arterial pressure (mm Hg)
Altieri 2004	30 patients Mean (± SD): 93.8 (11.5)	30 patients Mean (± SD): 98.4 (10.8)	P > 0.05
Postdialysis systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)
Altieri 2004	30 patients Mean (± SD): 129 (19.8)	30 patients Mean (± SD): 1135.3 (15.7)	P > 0.05
Postdialysis diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)
Altieri 2004	30 patients Mean (± SD): 75.3 (9.3)	30 patients Mean (± SD): 74.5 (7.9)	P > 0.05
Postdialysis mean arterial blood pressure (mm Hg)
Altieri 2004	30 patients Mean (± SD): 93.2 (11.6)	30 patients Mean (± SD): 94.8 (9.3)	P > 0.05
Number of patients experiencing hypertension
Altieri 2004	6/30	7/30	P > 0.05
Kt/V
Altieri 2004	30 patients Mean (± SD): 1.3 (0.1)	30 patients Mean (± SD): 1.2 (0.1)	P < 0.001
Predialysis serum B2 microglobulin (mg/L)
Altieri 2004	30 patients Mean (± SD): 17.8 (5.0)	30 patients Mean (± SD): 19.3 (6.1)	Not significant
B2 microglobulin clearance (mL/min)
Meert 2009	14 patients Mean (± SD): 67.2 (18.5)	14 patients Mean (± SD): 87.5 (9.6)	P < 0.017