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. 2014 Dec 18;14:980. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-14-980

Table 1.

Selection criteria of study population

Inclusion criteria: - Patient older than 18 years old
- Planned elective liver resection for malignant tumour
- At least 1 segment resected or 3 wedge resections
Exclusion criteria: - Patient younger than 18 years old
- Liver resection for benign lesion
- Liver resection associated with biliary tract surgery
- Liver resection associated with gastro-intestinal surgery
- Cirrhosis, defined by transient elastography or by liver biopsy
- Renal failure defined by hemodialysis
- Pregnancy
- History of hypersensitivity to arginine, omega-3 fatty acids, or nucleotides
- Inability to take oral nutrition
- Mental condition rendering the subject unable to understand the nature, end-points and consequences of the trial