Knowledge Key:

Abbreviations

AUC	area under curve
GA	general anaesthetic
IM	intramuscular
Intra-op	intra-operatively
IV	intravenous
LA	local anaesthetic
NRS	numerical rating scale
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
VAS	visual analogue scale
VRS	verbal rating scale
VNS	verbal numerical scale