Medical Abbreviations

Anaesthetic and Anaesthetic Technology Abbreviations

A&E

Accident and Emergency

AAA

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

AADR

Anaesthetic Adverse Drug Reaction

ABC

Airway Breathing Circulation

ABG

Arterial Blood Gas

AC

Alternating Current

ACF

Antecubital Fossa

ACT

Activated Clotting Time

AEC

Airway Exchange Catheter

AED

Automated External Defibrillator

AEP

Auditory Evoked Response

AF

Atrial Fibrillation

AFE

Amniotic Fluid Embolism

AFOI

Awake Fibreoptic Intubation

ICD / AICD

(Automatic) Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator

AIDS

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

ALF

Acute Liver Failure

ALI

Acute Lung Injury

ACLS

Advanced Cardiac Life Support

AP

Anteroposterior

APL

Adjustable Pressure Limiting

APTT

Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time

AR

Aortic Regurgitation

ARDS

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

ARF

Acute Renal Failure

AS

Aortic Stenosis

ASA

American Society of Anesthesiologists

ATR

Acute Transfusion Reaction

AV

Atrioventricular

A-V

Arteriovenous

AVR

Aortic Valve Replacement

BBV

Blood-Borne Virus

BCIS

Bone Cement Implantation Syndrome

bis diem

Twice Daily

BiPAP

Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure

BIS

Bispectral Index

BLS

Basic Life Support

BMI

Body Mass Index

BP

Blood Pressure

bpm

Beat Per Minute

BURP

Backwards, Upwards and Rightwards Pressure

Ca2+

Calcium Ion

CABG

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

CAD

Coronary Artery Disease

CBF

Coronary Blood Flow
OR
Cerebral Blood Flow

CCF

Congestive Cardiac Failure

CEA

Caudal Extradural Analgesia

CF

Cystic Fibrosis

Ch / FG / Fr

Charriere (French for Gauge)

CHD

Congenital Heart Disease

CICO / CICV

Cannot Intubate Cannot Oxygenate/Ventilate

Cl-

Chloride Ion

CLD

Chronic Liver Disease

cLMA

Classic Laryngeal Mask Airway

CNS

Cerebral Nervous System

CO

Carbon Monoxide

CO2

Carbon Dioxide

COETT

Cuffed Oral Endotracheal Tube

COPD

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

COPRA

Cuffed Oropharyngeal Airway

CPAP

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

CPB

Cardiopulmonary Bypass

CPP

Cerebral Perfusion Pressure

CPR

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

CRA

Continuous Regional Anaesthesia

CRF

Chronic Renal Failure

CSE

Combined Spinal-Epidural

CSF

Cerebrospinal Fluid

CT

Computed Tomography

CVC

Cerebrovascular Catheter

CVP

Central Venous Pressure

CVS

Cardiovascular System

CXR

Chest X-Ray

D&C

Dilation and Curettage

D&E

Dilation and Evacuation

DAS

Difficult Airway Society

DBS

Double Burst Stimulation

DC

Direct Current

DHS

Dynamic Hip Screw

DHTR

Delayed Haemolytic Transfusion Reaction

DLT

Double-Lumen Tube

DNR/DNAR

Do Not (Attempt) Resuscitate

DVT

Deep Vein Thrombosis

ECF

Extracellular Fluid

ECG/EKG

Electrocardiogram

ECMO

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

ECT

Electroconvulsive Therapy

EEG

Electroencephalography

EMLA

Eutectic Mixture of Local Anaesthetics

ENT

Ear, Nose and Throat

EO

Ethyloxide

ERPOC

Evacuation of Retained Products of Conception

ETCO2

End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide

ETO2

End-Tidal Oxygen

ETT

Endotracheal Tub

EUA

Examination Under Anaesthesia

FBC

Full Blood Count

FEV

Forced Expiratory Volume

FFP

Fresh Frozen Plasma

FGF

Fresh Gas Flow