Abbreviations

List of abbreviations

CG	control group
CS	caesarean section
CSEA	combined spinal-epidural anaesthesia
EA	epidural anaesthesia
EVE	epidural volume extension
GA	general anaesthesia
h	hours
IG	intervention group
IHII	iliohypogastric-ilioinguinal
IM	intramuscular
iPCA	intravenous patient controlled analgesia
IQR	interquartile range
IT	intrathecal
IV	intravenous
LoE	level of evidence
MD	mean difference
n. r.	not reported
PACU	post-anaesthesia care unit
PO	peroral
rg.	range
SEM	standard error of mean
SpA	spinal anaesthesia
TENS	transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
mEq	milliequivalent
PCA	patient controlled analgesia
PCEA	patient-controlled epidural analgesia
POD	postoperative day
PONV	postoperative nausea and vomiting
POW	postoperative week
SMD	standardised mean difference
VAS	visual analogue scale
wk.	weeks
yr.	years