AF	Atrial Fibrillation
AKI	Acute Kidney Injury
CABG	Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
CPB	Cardiopulmonary Bypass
CRP	C-reactive Protein
DHA	Dehydroascorbate
GI	Gastrointestinal
ICU	Intensive Care Unit
iNOS	Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthetase
I/R	Ischemia/Reperfusion
i.v.	Intravenous
LOS	Length of Stay
N.A.	Not Available
NFκB	Nuclear Factor kappa-light-chain enhancer of activated B cells
nNOS	Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthetase
NO	Nitric Oxide
PCA	Perchloric Acid
p.o.	Per Os
Postop	Before Surgery
Preop	After Surgery
RCT	Randomized Controlled Trial
ROS	Reactive Oxygen Species
Sign.	Significantly
SIRS	Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
SOFA	Sequential Organ Failure Assessment
SVCT2	Sodium-dependent Vitamin C Transporter-2
TNFα	Tumor Necrosis Factor α
Vit C	Vitamin C
Vit E	Vitamin E/α-Tocopherol
WBC	White Blood Count