SURGERY ABBREVIATIONS

AKA

Above knee amputation

APR

Abdomino-Perineal Resection (e.g. for rectal cancer in distal 1/3 of rectum, including anus; will have permanent colostomy)

ARBF

Await Return of Bowel Function

BKA

Below knee amputation

C/D/I

Clean Dry and Intact

CBI

Continuous Bladder Irrigation

CEA

Carotid Endarterectomy

CPB

Cardiopulmonary bypass

CPM

Continuous passive motion motion (referring to machine that continuously slowly flexes a joint postoperatively, usually a knee or shoulder)

CBG

Capillary Blood Glucose (also CS, FSBG)

CS

Chemstick

ESWL

(or ECSWL) Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy

FSBG

Finger Stick Blood Glucose

GETA

General Endotracheal Anesthesia

ICP

Intracranial pressure (monitor)

Inc.

Incision

IOR

Intraoperative radiation

IS

Incentive Spirometry

JP

Jackson Pratt (bulb) drain

LAR

Low Anterior Resection (e.g. for rectal cancer in proximal 2/3 of rectum; can have primary anastomosis, unlike APR)

LD

Lumbar drain

LND

Lymph node dissection

MAC

Monitored Anesthesia Care.  Care and monitoring by Anesthesia without intubation.

MAEs

Moves All Extremities

MIS

Minimally Invasive Surgery

NWB

Non-weight bearing

OMFS

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

ORIF

Open Reduction and Internal Fixation

PCEA

Patient Controlled Epidural Analgesia

PPLND

Pelvic and Paraaortic lymph node dissection

PROM

Passive Range of Motion (also premature rupture of membranes)

ROM

Range of Motion

THA

Total Hip Arthroplasty

TKA

Total Knee Arthroplasty

TRAM

Trans-rectus abdominis muscle (flap-breast reconstruction)

TSA

Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

TTWB

Toe Touch Weight Bearing

TURBT

Transurethral resection of bladder tumor

TURP

Transurethral resection of prostate

UPPP

Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

VATS

Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery

WBAT

Weight-bearing as tolerated

WLE

Wide Local Excision

XLAP

Exploratory laparatomy (or “ex-lap”)