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Abbreviations

AT:

Antithrombin

CVP:

Central venous pressure

DDAVP:

Desmopressin

EACA:

Epsilon-aminocaproic acid

EPCR:

Endothelial protein C receptor

FFP:

Fresh frozen plasma

INR:

International normalized ratio

PAI-1:

Plasminogen activator inhibitor

PT:

Prothrombin time

PTT:

Partial thromboplastin time

RBC:

Red blood cell

TACO:

Transfusion associated circulatory overload

TAFI:

Thrombin activatable fibrinolysis factor

TEG:

Thromboelastography

TF:

Tissue factor

TFPI:

Tissue factor pathway inhibitor

TM:

Thrombomodulin

tPA:

Tissue plasminogen activator

TRALI:

Transfusion related acute lung injury

TxA:

Tranexamic acid

VWF:

von Willebrand factor

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