Transplant Outcomes

Dr. Reese often focuses on outcomes for vulnerable populations with kidney disease and how they are affected by transplant policies. His work has generated important insights into 1) the strong relationship of advanced kidney disease to frailty and worsening physical performance and 2) how functional status affects kidney transplant outcomes. His epidemiology and conceptual studies have also included studying the processes of evaluating older individuals for kidney transplantation. He has also examined ways that equity and utility may both be considered when allocating organs across the lifespan.  

Publications

Physical performance and frailty in chronic kidney disease

Reese PP, Cappola AR, Shults J, Townsend RR, Gadegbeku CA, Anderson C, Baker JF, Carlow D, Sulik MJ, Lo JC, Go AS, Ky B, Mariani L, Feldman HI, Leonard MB; CRIC Study Investigators. Physical performance and frailty in chronic kidney disease. Am J Nephrol. 2013;38(4):307-15. doi: 10.1159/000355568. Epub 2013 Oct 4. PMID: 24107579; PMCID: PMC4019506.

Functional status, time to transplantation, and survival benefit of kidney transplantation among wait-listed candidates

Reese PP, Shults J, Bloom RD, Mussell A, Harhay MN, Abt P, Levine M, Johansen KL, Karlawish JT, Feldman HI. Functional status, time to transplantation, and survival benefit of kidney transplantation among wait-listed candidates. Am J Kidney Dis. 2015 Nov;66(5):837-45. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2015.05.015. Epub 2015 Jul 7. PMID: 26162652; PMCID: PMC4624021.


 

A randomized, controlled, behavioral intervention to promote walking after abdominal organ transplantation: results from the LIFT study

Serper M, Barankay I, Chadha S, Shults J, Jones LS, Olthoff KM, Reese PP. A randomized, controlled, behavioral intervention to promote walking after abdominal organ transplantation: results from the LIFT study. Transpl Int. 2020 Jun;33(6):632-643. doi: 10.1111/tri.13570. Epub 2020 Feb 12. PMID: 31925833; PMCID: PMC7239718.

End-of-Life Care among US Adults with ESKD Who Were Waitlisted or Received a Kidney Transplant, 2005-2014

Butler CR, Reese PP, Perkins JD, Hall YN, Curtis JR, Kurella Tamura M, O'Hare AM. End-of-Life Care among US Adults with ESKD Who Were Waitlisted or Received a Kidney Transplant, 2005-2014. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2020 Oct;31(10):2424-2433. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2020030342. Epub 2020 Sep 9. PMID: 32908000; PMCID: PMC7608994.