| TRIM | Transfusion-related immune modulation |
| ICS | Intraoperative cell salvage |
| RBWH | Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital |
| ABT | Allogeneic blood transfusion |
| SQL | Structured Query Language |
| ICD-10 | International Classification of Diseases-10 |
| NBA | National Blood Authority |
| PBM | Patient blood management |
| RBCs | Allogeneic red blood cells |
| pRBCs | Allogeneic packed red blood cells |
| LOS | Length of stay in hospital |
| ICU | Intensive care unit |
| ANZCA ASM | Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Annual Scientific Meeting |
| HREC | Human Research Ethics Committee |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| TIA | Transient ischemic attack |
| IDDM | Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
| COAD | Chronic obstructive airway disease |
| ABO | ABO blood groups |
| HIS | Health Information System |
| WHO | World Health Organisation |
| AUD | Australian dollars |
| SDs | Standard deviations |
| IQRs | Interquartile ranges |
| GLM | Generalised linear model |
| RBCs&ICS | Red blood cells and intraoperative cell salvage |
| Exp | Exponentiated |
| Ref | Reference |
| Aph | Apheresis |
| Cryo | Cryoprecipitate |