Clinical Anesthesia Procedures
Regional Anesthesia - Abbreviations
- 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
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Citation
Pino, Richard M., editor. "Regional Anesthesia - Abbreviations." Clinical Anesthesia Procedures, 10th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2022. Anesthesia Central, anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728268/all/Regional_Anesthesia___Abbreviations.
Regional Anesthesia - Abbreviations. In: Pino RMR, ed. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728268/all/Regional_Anesthesia___Abbreviations. Accessed July 20, 2025.
Regional Anesthesia - Abbreviations. (2022). In Pino, R. M. (Ed.), Clinical Anesthesia Procedures (10th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728268/all/Regional_Anesthesia___Abbreviations
Regional Anesthesia - Abbreviations [Internet]. In: Pino RMR, editors. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. [cited 2025 July 20]. Available from: https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728268/all/Regional_Anesthesia___Abbreviations.
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