Abbreviations, acronyms and symbols
AF	Atrial fibrillation
ANH	Acute normovolemic hemodilution
ASA	Acetylsalicylic acid
CABG	Coronary artery bypass graft
CPB	Cardiopulmonary bypass
DDAVP	1-deamino-8-D-arginine vasopressin
EuroSCORE	European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation
HF	Heart failure
KF	Kidney failure
LILACS	Literatura Latino-Americana em Ciências da Saúde
MEDLINE	Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online
MeSH	Medical Subject Headings
MI	Myocardial infarction
PCC	Prothrombin complex concentrate
PRBC	Packed red blood cell
r-FVIIa	Recombinant activated factor VII
r-Hu-EPO	Recombinant human erythropoietin
r-Hu-TPO	Recombinant human thrombopoietin
SciELO	Scientific Electronic Library Online