Fig. 1From: Preoperative dexamethasone administration in hepatectomy of 25-min intermittent Pringle’s maneuver for hepatocellular carcinoma: protocol for a randomized controlled trialFlowchart of the study protocol. HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; IPM, intermittent Pringle’s maneuver; ALT, alanine amine transferase; AUC, area under the curve; AST, aspartate amine transferase; TBil, total bilirubin; INR, international normalized ratio; IL-6, interleukin-6; PCT, procalcitonin; CRP, C reactive proteinBack to article page