At present, all over the world, about one hundred thousand uraemic patients, which is about 15 precent of the total dialysis population are accepting peritoneal dialysis treatment.

腹透析是通过腹天然的生物，腹腔中的腹透液和腹细血管内的血液之间进行水和溶质转换的过程。目前全世界约有10万名终末期透析患者接受腹透析治疗，约占透析人口总数的15%。