ACN	Acetonitrile
ASA	Physical status classification system of the American Society of Anesthesiologists
BMI	Body mass index
CAR	Compensatory anti-inflammatory response
CARS	CAR syndrome
CCI	Chronic critical illness
CI	Confidence interval
COX-2	Cyclooxygenase 2
CRC	Colorectal cancer
F	Females
FA	Formic acid
FGF2	Basic fibroblast growth factor
G-CSF	Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
GM-CSF	Granulocyte–macrophage colony-stimulating factor
HIF-1α	Hypoxia-inducible factor 1α
HLN	Harvested lymph nodes
IFNγ	Interferon γ
IL	Interleukin
IP-10	Interferon-gamma-inducible protein 10 kD; CXCL10
LC	Left colon
LMWH	Low-molecular-weight heparin
LoS	Length of surgery
LS	Conventional laparoscopy (laparoscopic surgery)
M	Males
MARS	Mixed antagonist response syndrome
MCP1	Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1; CCL2
MDSCs	Myeloid-derived suppressor cells
NK	Natural killer cells
NKT	Natural killer T cells
NLR	Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio
OS	Open surgery
PDGF-BB	Platelet-derived growth factor BB
PG	Prostaglandin
PICS	“Persistent inflammation, immunosuppression, and catabolism syndrome”
RC	Right colon
RE	Rectum
RS	Robot-assisted surgery
SIR	Systemic inflammatory response
SIRS	SIR syndrome
TGFβ	Transforming Growth Factor β
TGFβRII	TGFβ receptor II
TNM	“Tumor-node-metastasis” cancer staging system
TX	Thromboxane
VEGF-A	Vascular endothelial growth factor A