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Open Liver Resection 2019
| AUC | Area under the curve |
| b.i.d. | Twice a day |
| COX-2 | Cyclo-oxygenase-2 |
| CWI | Continuous wound infiltration |
| EA | Epidural analgesia |
| ERAS | Enhanced recovery after surgery |
| FEV1 | Forced expiratory volume in 1 second |
| INR | International normalised ratio |
| IT | Intrathecal |
| IV | Intravenous |
| IV-PCA | Intravenous patient controlled analgesia |
| LOS | Length of stay |
| MED | Morphine equivalent dose |
| MgSO4 | Magnesium sulphate |
| MELD-score | Model for end-stage liver disease score |
| MOTAP | Medial open transversus abdominis plane |
| NA | Not applicable |
| NRS | Numerical rating scale |
| NS | Not significant/ no significant difference |
| NSAID | Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
| PACU | Post-anaesthesia care unit |
| PCA | Patient-controlled analgesia |
| POD | Postoperative day |
| PONV | Postoperative nausea and vomiting |
| PVB | Paravertebral block |
| q.i.d. | Four times a day |
| QL | Quadratus lumborum |
| RCT | Randomised controlled trial |
| RSP | Rectus sheath plane |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| TAP | Transversus abdominis plane |
| t.i.d. | Three times a day |
| TIVA | Total intravenous anaesthesia |
| US | Ultrasound |
| VAS | Visual analogue score |
| VRS | Verbal rating scale |