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Author(s): Lucy T.Li, ShikaCard, A. SassanSabouri


  • ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists
  • ASIS: anterior superior iliac spine
  • BP: brachial plexus
  • CPB: cervical plexus block
  • EOM: external oblique muscle
  • ESM: erector spinae muscle
  • GA: general anesthesia
  • IOM: internal oblique muscle
  • IP: in-plane
  • IV: intravenous
  • LA: local anesthetic
  • LAST: local anesthetic systemic toxicity
  • LFC: lateral femoral cutaneous
  • OOP: out-of-plane
  • PCNT: posterior cutaneous nerve of the thigh
  • PNS: peripheral neurostimulation
  • QL: quadratus lumborum muscle
  • RA: regional anesthesia
  • SCM: sternocleidomastoid muscle
  • SCN: sciatic nerve
  • SCTL: superior costotransverse ligament
  • TAM: transversus abdominis muscle
  • TAP: transversus abdominis plane
  • TP: transverse process
  • TPVS: thoracic paravertebral space
  • UGRA: ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia