| ASA-PS | American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status |
| AUR | Acute Urinary Retention |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| CI | Confidence Interval |
| EHS | European Hernia Society |
| ERAS | Enhanced Recovery After Surgery |
| HCl | Hydrochloride |
| IQR | Interquartile Range |
| IRB | Institutional Review Board |
| IV | Intravenous |
| LOS | Length of Stay |
| NPIS | Numeric Pain Intensity Scale |
| OR | Odds Ratio |
| PACU | Post-Anesthesia Care Unit |
| POD | Postoperative Day |
| PSM | Propensity Score Matching |
| QLB | Quadratus Lumborum Block |
| SD | Standard Deviation |
| SILTEP | Single-Incision Laparoscopic Totally Extraperitoneal |
| SMD | Standardized Mean Difference |
| SSI | Surgical Site Infection |
| TAP | Transversus Abdominis Plane |
| TEP | Totally Extraperitoneal |