Table 1 Criteria of inclusion and exclusion of patients.
Inclusion Criteria | Exclusion Criteria |
|---|---|
Patients meeting all of the following criteria are considered for inclusion in the study: | Patients presenting with any of the following are not be included in the trial: |
- men and women between 18 and 65 years of age, | - pregnant or nursing women, |
- scheduled for first liver transplantation and graft (dead body) already available, | - history of hypersensitivity to glycine or to drugs with a similar chemical structure (amino acids, e.g. serine, threonine, or methionine), |
- written informed consent. | - mental conditions rendering the subject incapable to understand the nature, scope, and consequences of the trial, |
- participation in another clinical trial. | |
No subject will be enrolled in this study more than once. |