Abbreviations

AUC	Area under curve
BD	Bis die sumendum (twice daily)
GA	General anaesthetic
GoR	Grade of recommendation
IM	Intramuscular
Intra-op	Intra-operatively
IV	Intravenous
LA	Local anaesthetic/anaesthesia
LAVH	Laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy
LoE	Level of evidence
MLH	Minilaparotomy hysterectomy
NRS	Numerical rating scale
NS	Not significant
NSAID	Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
PACU	post-anaesthesia care unit
PCA	Patient-controlled analgesia
PCEA	Patient-controlled epidural analgesia
POD	Postoperative day
PONV	Postoperative nausea and vomiting
Postop	Postoperatively
Pre-op	Pre-operatively
TAP Block	Transversus abdominis plane block
TDS	Ter die sumendum (three-times daily)
TEA	Thoracic epidural analgesia
TLH	Total laparoscopic hysterectomy
VAS	Visual analogue score
VIS	Visual intensity scale
VNRS	Verbal numeric rating scale
VNS	Verbal numerical scale
VRS	Verbal rating scale

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