Table 3.

Characteristics of dialysis therapy in Korea

No. of patients on dialysis	83,865; 1618.2 per million population (December 31, 2018)
Percentage of patients on home dialysis	7.5% (December 31, 2018)
Dialysis session covered by insurance	90% of total cost, patient pays 10% of cost
Dialysis units: hospital-based versus freestanding	Hospital-based 54.9% versus freestanding 45.1%
Dialysis units: for-profit or nonprofit	For-profit
Reimbursement per dialysis session	$135
Staff who deliver dialysis: nurses or technicians	Nurses
The nurse-to-patient ratio	1:8.3
Average length of a dialysis session	4 h
Frequency that patients are seen by nephrologists	Every dialysis session
Type of vascular access	arteriovenous fistulas 77%, arteriovenous grafts 15%, central venous catheters 8%