Forty-billion medical expenditure for dialysis patients in China

The study by Wang et  al.1 revealed a comprehensive description of the burden of chronic kidney disease and end-stage kidney disease in China. The study estimated that there were approximately 553,000 hemodialysis patients and 55,000 peritoneal dialysis patients in China in 2015. The median annual overall cost for each peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis patient was 73,266 and 87,125 renminbi, respectively.1 According to these data, the total medical expenditure for dialysis patients would have been 40–50 billion renminbi in 2015, but it was reported as 429 million renminbi.
Source: Kidney International - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research