Abbreviations

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

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