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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
ADQI
Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative
AE
Adverse Event
AKIN
Acute Kidney Injury Network
AMC
Academic Medical Centre
AoV
Aortic Valve
AR
Aortic Regurgitation
ASA
American Society of Anesthesiologists
AUC
Area Under The Curve
AVA
Aortic Valve Area
AVPG
Aortic Valve Pressure Gradient
BDNF
Brain-Derived Neurotropic Factors
BMI
Body Mass Index
BPS-NI
Behavioural Pain Scale For Nonintubated Patients
BP
Blood Pressure
BT
Bronchial Thermoplasty
CABG
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
CCMO
Central Committee on Research Involving Human Subjects
CCU
Cardiac Care Unit
CDC
Centres for Disease Control
COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
CSSI
Clinician Satisfaction with Sedation Instrument
CT
Computed Tomographic
EA
Electro-Acupuncture
EBUS
Endobronchial Ultrasound
ECG
Electrocardiogram
ECV
Electrocardioversion
EGF
Epidermal Growth Factor
EMA
European Medicine Agency
ERCP
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
ESGAR
European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology
ESWL
External Shockwave Lithotripsy
EtCO2
end-tidal CO
2
ExCO2
end-expiratory CO
2
FEV1
Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 s
GA
General Anaesthesia
GABA
Gamma-Amino-Butyric Acid
GCP
Good Clinical Practice
GE
Gastroenterologist