| ACS | American College of Surgeons |
| ASA | American Society of Anesthesiologists |
| BCP | Beach-chair position |
| MACE | Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events |
| METs | Metabolic equivalents |
| MI | Myocardial infarction |
| MICA | Myocardial Infarction and Cardiac Arrest |
| MINS | Myocardial Injury after Non-cardiac Surgery |
| NCS | Non-cardiac surgery |
| NSQIP | National Surgical Quality Improvement Program |
| PMI | Perioperative myocardial infarction or injury |
| RCRI | Revised Cardiac Risk Index |