| AP | acute pancreatitis |
| NFκB | nuclear factor κB |
| SAP | severe acute pancreatitis |
| TF | tissue factor |
| PAR | protease-activated receptor |
| sCD40L | soluble CD40 ligand |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| vWF | von Willebrand factor |
| IL | interleukin |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| PAI-1 | plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 |
| ICAM-1 | intercellular adhesion molecule-1 |
| VCAM-1 | vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| PAF | platelet activating factor |
| ERCP | endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
| SIRS | systemic inflammatory response syndrome |
| sFlt-1 | soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 |
| APACHE | acute physiology and chronic health evaluation |
| SOFA | sequential organ failure assessment |
| ADAMTS-13 | disintegrin-like and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin type-1 motifs 13 |
| DIC | disseminated intravascular coagulation |
| CT | computed tomography |
| TFPI | tissue factor pathway inhibitor |
| tPA | tissue plasminogen activator |
| LMWH | low molecular weight heparin |
| APC | activated protein C |
| rTM | recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin |