Live Confocal Tissue Assessment With SYTO16/PI and WGA Staining Visualizes Acute Organ Damage and Predicts Delayed Graft Function in Kidney Transplantation

Objective: The aim of our prospective clinical trial was to test a tissue staining technique (real-time confocal analysis [RTCA]) as a rapid assessment tool for donor kidney quality and function in human kidney transplantation. Summary Background Data: Tools for objective graft tissue viability assessment before kidney transplantation are lacking. RTCA has recently been established and tested in a pilot study using rodent kidneys. Methods: RTCA...