As the Ministry of Health and Welfare's pilot project for home management of peritoneal dialysis patients began in earnest, the sales of Baxter and Fresenius Medical, which supply related products, are also expected to grow exponentially. As of 2022, total domestic hemodialysis patient medical expenses amounted to 2,634 billion won, of which peritoneal dialysis accounted for 4-5%.

According to the hemodialysis adequacy evaluation data in 2018, the number of hemodialysis patients in that year was 90,901, and it is showing an increasing trend of 10,000 each year, which is difficult to find worldwide.

The annual cost of hemodialysis per patient who visits the hospital's artificial kidney ro