| AOC | artificial oxygen carrier |
| aPCO2 | arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide |
| aPO2 | arterial partial pressure of oxygen |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| asO2 | arterial percentage of Hb saturated with oxygen |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide |
| Fe++ | iron ion |
| FiO2 | fraction of inspired oxygen |
| Hb | hemoglobin |
| HBOC | hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier |
| HBOC-201 | hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier-201 |
| Hb-Vs | hemoglobin-vesicles |
| HMP | hypothermic machine perfusion |
| IRI | Ischemia reperfusion injury |
| metHb | methemoglobin |
| MP | machine perfusion |
| NMP | normothermic machine perfusion |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| O2 | oxygen |
| OC | oxygen carrier |
| PCO2 | partial pressure of carbon dioxide |
| PFCs | perfluorocarbons |
| PO2 | partial pressure of oxygen |
| RBC | red blood cell |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RQ | respiratory quotient |
| SCS | Static cold storage |
| SNMP | subnormothermic machine perfusion |
| SO2 | oxygen saturation |
| VCO2 | production of CO2 |
| VO2 | consumption of O2 |
| vPCO2 | venous partial pressure of carbon dioxide |
| vPO2 | venous partial pressure of oxygen |
| vsO2 | venous percentage of Hb saturated with oxygen |