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Abbreviations and Acronyms
Abbreviations Definitions AAGBI Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland ACT Activated Clotting Time ACS Acute Coronary Syndrome AKI Acute Kidney Injury ALI Acute Lung Injury APACHE Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation aPPT activated Partial Thromboplastin Time ARDS Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome ASA Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic Acid) AT Anti-Thrombin ATG Anti-Thymocyt
| Abbreviations | Definitions |
| AAGBI | Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland |
| ACT | Activated Clotting Time |
| ACS | Acute Coronary Syndrome |
| AKI | Acute Kidney Injury |
| ALI | Acute Lung Injury |
| APACHE | Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation |
| aPPT | activated Partial Thromboplastin Time |
| ARDS | Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
| ASA | Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic Acid) |
| AT | Anti-Thrombin |
| ATG | Anti-Thymocyte Globulin |
| CABG | Coronary Artery Bypass Craft |
| CaO2 | Arterial Oxygen Content |
| CI | Confidence Interval |
| CNS | Central Nervous System |
| COI | Conflict Of Interest |
| CPB | Cardiopulmonary Bypass |
| CRASH | Clinical Randomisation of an Antifibrinolytic in Significant Haemorrhage |
| DAPT | Dual Antiplatelet Therapy |
| DDAVP | Desmopressin |
| DIC | Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation |
| DO2 | Oxygen Delivery |
| EACA | Epsilon Amino-Caproic Acid |
| EACTA | European Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiology |
| EACTS | European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery |
| ECLS | Extracorporeal Life Support |
| ECMO | Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation |
| EMA | European Medicines Agency |
| EPO | Erythropoietin |
| ESA | Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agent |
| FDP | Freeze-Dried Plasma |
| FFP | Fresh Frozen Plasma |
| GCS | Glasgow Coma Scale |
| GI | Gastrointestinal |
| GP IIb/IIIa | Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa |
| Hb | Haemoglobin |
| HIT | Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia |
| HLA | Human Leukocyte Antigen |
| HT | High-Titre |
| ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
| INR | International Normalised Ratio |
| IVb | Intravenous |
| LMWH | Low Molecular Weight Heparin |
| MI | Myocardial Infarction |
| MiECC | Minimal invasive Extracorporeal Circulation |
| NHMRC | National Health and Medical Research Council |
| OACs | Oral Anticoagulants |
| PBM | Patient Blood Management |
| PCC | Prothrombin Complex Concentrate |
| POC | Point-Of-Care |
| PRBC | Packed Red Blood Cells |
| PT | Prothrombin Time |
| RBC | Red Blood Cell |
| RCC | Red Cell Concentrate |
| RCT | Randomised Controlled Trial |
| rFVlla | Recombinant Human Factor VIIa |
| RR | Relative Risk |
| SAH | Sub-Arachnoid Haemorrhage |
| SANBS | South African National Blood Service |
| SASA | South African Society of Anaesthesiologists |
| TA-GVHD | Transfusion-Associated Graft-Versus-Host Disease |
| TBI | Traumatic Brain Injury |
| TRICC | Transfusion Requirements In Critical Care |
| TTP | Thrombotic Thrombocytopaenic Purpura |
| TXA | Tranexamic Acid |
| UFH | Unfractionated Heparin |
| VKAs | Vitamin K Antagonists |
| VTE | Venous Thromboembolism |
| WCBS | Western Cape Blood Service |
South African Society of Anaesthesiologists Perioperative Patient Blood Management Guidelines 2020. Confirmed as current version on the SASA website as of November 2024.