Therefore, although the cost is lower than for hemodialysis, few people in Taiwan choose to use it. This situation is unlike that of the US, where organ donation is widespread, so that while patients await their transplant operation, they often select peritoneal dialysis for detoxification as it can be performed at home.
因此雖然成本比血液透析低，在台灣鮮少有人採用，但美國因器官捐贈風氣盛行，病患在等待換腎期間，常以可居家進行的腹膜透析排毒。