Abbreviations
SANBS Clinical Guideline, 6th Edition, 2023
Abbreviations
2,3 - DPG 2,3 diphosphoglycerate
AABB - Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies
AABB - Formerly the American Association of Blood Banks
ACS - acute coronary syndromes
AIDS - Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
APTT - activated partial thromboplastin time
ASCT - autologous stem cell transplant
ATG - antithymocyte globulin
ATP - adenosine triphosphate
BP - blood pressure
BSH - British Society for Haematology
CCI - corrected-count increment
CLL - chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
CMV - cytomegalovirus
CVP - central venous pressure
DIC - disseminated intravascular coagulation
EBV - estimated blood volume
EDTA - post-transfusion ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid
ET - exchange transfusion
FEIBA - factor eight inhibitor bypass activity
FFP - fresh frozen plasma
FNHTR - febrile non-haemolytic transfusion reactions
GA - gestational age
GI - gastro-intestinal
GvHD - graft versus host disease
Hb - haemoglobin
HBeAg - hepatitis B e-antigen
HBsAg - hepatitis B surface antigen
HBV - hepatitis B virus
Hct - haematocrit
HCV - hepatitis C virus
HDFN - haemolytic disease of the foetus and newborn
HDN - haemorrhagic disease of the newborn
HIT - heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
HIV - human immunodeficiency virus
HL - Hodgkin’s lymphoma
HLA - human leucocyte antigen
HPA - human platelet specific antigens
HSCT - haemopoietic stem-cell transplantation
ICU - intensive care unit
IgA - immunoglobulin A
IgG - immunoglobulin G
IgM - immunoglobulin M
IHN - International Haemovigilance Network
IM - intramuscular
INR - international normalized ratio
ITP - immune thrombocytopenia
IUT - intra-uterine transfusion
IV - intravenous
IVI - intravenous injection
LBO - Lookback Office
NAIT - neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia
NHL - non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
NK - natural killer
PAS - platelet additive solution
PBM - Patient Blood Management
PIL - Patient Information Leaflet
PNH - paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria
PT - prothrombin time
PTP - post-transfusion purpura
PTR - platelet transfusion refractoriness
PVH - pulmonary venous hypertension
RBC - red blood cell
RCS - Red Cell Serology
RCT - randomised controlled trial
RDP - random donor platelet
ROTEM - rotational thromboelastography
rVIIa - recombinant factor VIIa
SABM - Society for the Advancement of Patient Blood Management
SABMR - South African Bone Marrow Registry
SANBS - South African National Blood Service
SCT - sacrococcygeal teratoma
SDAP - single donor apheresis platelet
TACO - transfusion-associated circulatory overload
TA-GvHD - transfusion-associated graft versus host disease
TEG - thromboelastography
TRAEs - transfusion-related adverse events
TRALI - transfusion-related acute lung injury
TRIM - transfusion-related immunomodulation
TRUST - transfusion risk understanding score
TTI - transfusion-transmissible infection
TTP - thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura
TXA - tranexamic acid
vCJD - variant Creutzfeld Jakob disease
vWD - von Willebrand disease
vWF - von Willebrand factor
vWF Ag - von Willebrand factor antigen
WCBS - Western Cape Blood Service
WHO - World Health Organization
Clinical Guidelines for the Use of Blood and Blood Products in South Africa, 6th Edition, 2023