ABG	arterial blood gases
ACS NSQIP	The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program
AHRQ	the Agency for Healthcare Research Quality
APRICOT	Anaesthesia Practice In Children Observational Trial
ARDS	acute respiratory distress syndrome
ARISCAT	Assess Respiratory Risk in Surgical Patients in Catalonia
ASA	American Society of Anesthesiologists
ASA-PS	American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status
BiPAP	bi-level positive airway pressure
CDH	congenital diaphragmatic hernia
CHD	congenital heart disease
CPAP	continuous positive airway pressure
CXR	chest x-ray
DL	direct laryngoscopy
ENT	Ear, Nose, and Throat
EPCO	European perioperative clinical outcomes
ETT	endotracheal tube
FEV1	forced expiratory volume in 1 second
FiO2	fraction of inspired oxygen
FVC	forced vital capacity
GA	general anesthesia
I COUGH	incentive spirometry, coughing and deep breathing, oral care, understanding, getting out of bed, and head of bed elevation
ICU	intensive care unit
LC	laparoscopic cholecystectomy
LMA	laryngeal mask airway
NEAR4kids	National Emergency Airway Registry for Children
NMBDs	neuromuscular blocking drugs
OC	open cholecystectomy
OOR	outside of the operating room
OR	odds ratio
OR	operating room
OSA	obstructive sleep apnea
PeDI	pediatric difficult airway
PEEP	positive end expiratory pressure
PFTs	pulmonary function tests
PIP	peak inspiratory pressure
POCA	pediatric perioperative cardiac arrest
PRAE	perioperative respiratory adverse event
PRC	perioperative respiratory complication
PROVHILO	protective ventilation using high versus low positive end-expiratory pressure
PSG	polysomnography
PSI	patient safety indicators
RM	recruitment maneuver
SAE	serious adverse event
SDB	sleep disordered breathing
SPORC	Score for Prediction of Postoperative Respiratory Complications
SRBD	sleep-related breathing disorder
SSI	surgical site infection
STUBR	snoring, trouble breathing, and un-refreshed
TBI	traumatic brain injury
TEF	tracheoesophageal fistula
URI	upper respiratory illness
WUS	wake-up safe