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ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

5HT 5‐hydroxytriptamine (serotonin)
ACE angiotensin‐converting enzyme
ACTH adrenocorticotrophic hormone
ADEC Australian Drug Evaluation Committee
ADH antidiuretic hormone
ADLs activities of daily living
AERD aspirin‐exacerbated respiratory disease
AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
ALA aminolaevulinic acid
ALCAR acetyl‐L‐carnitine
AMPA α‐amino‐3‐hydroxyl‐5‐methyl‐4‐isoxazole‐propionate
ANZCA Australia and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
APS acute pain service
ARAC Australasian Regional Anaesthesia Collaboration
ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists
ASIC acid‐sensing ion channel
ATP adenosine triphosphate
BDNF brain‐derived neurotrophic factor
BK bradykinin
CABG coronary artery bypass graft
CAMs complementary or alternative medicines
CCL3 chemokine (C‐C motif) ligand 3
CGRP calcitonin gene‐related peptide
CHEOPS Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Pain Scale
CI confidence interval
CNS central nervous system
COMT catechol‐O‐methyltransferase
COX‐2 cyclo‐oxygenase‐2
CPAP continuous positive airway pressure
CPNB continuous peripheral nerve blockade
CPSP chronic postsurgical pain
CR controlled‐release
CRIES Cries, Requires oxygen, Increased vital signs, Expression, Sleeplessness
CRPS chronic regional pain syndrome ABBREVIATIONS
CSE combined spinal epidural
CSF cerebrospinal fluid
CV cardiovascular

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