| CPB | Cardiopulmonary bypass |
| PK | Pharmacokinetics |
| Vd | Volume of Distribution |
| SIRS | Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome |
| MODL | Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome |
| CYP | Cytochrome P450 |
| ECMO | Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrotic factor-alpha |
| IL | Interleukin |
| VV-ECMO | Veno venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation |
| VA-ECMO | Veno arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation |
| ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
| mg | milli grams |
| mL | milli litre |
| APACHE | Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation |
| SOFA | Sequential Organ Failure Assessment |
| LC-MS/MS | liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry |
| FDA | Food and Drugs Administration |
| EMA | European medicines agency |
| EC | extracorporeal circulations |