# Dialysis and Kidney Function

**URL:** https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/dialysis-and-kidney-function/762
**Category:** PD For Patients
**Created:** [April 1, 2006, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/dialysis-and-kidney-function/762 "2006-04-01T10:44:31Z")
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### Author: ![system](https://d16rlmixcfjfyh.cloudfront.net/original/1X/5d85dacb7e76ee0f7b162785afa5f129bc0805ad.png) [@system](https://forums.homedialysis.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2006, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/dialysis-and-kidney-function/762/1 "2006-04-01T10:44:31Z")

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Does kidney stops functioning completely once dialysis is triggered?

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### Author: ![Dori\_Schatell](https://forumcdn.homedialysis.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@Dori\_Schatell](https://forums.homedialysis.org/u/Dori_Schatell)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2006, 3:51pm UTC](https://forums.homedialysis.org/t/dialysis-and-kidney-function/762/2 "2006-04-01T15:51:37Z")

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Dialysis does not stop kidney function, kidney disease stops kidney function. Once dialysis starts (usually when the kidneys are still working at about 15% or less), the kidneys keep failing. Some people are able to keep a bit of function, others lose all of it.

PD has been shown to keep residual renal function longer than in-center hemo does.