| AAA |
Abdominal aortic aneurysm |
| ASGBI |
Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland |
| CT |
Computed tomography |
| CVP |
Central venous pressure |
| ECG |
Electrocardiograph |
| EVAR |
Endovascular aneurysm repair |
| GCS |
Glasgow Coma Score |
| HES |
Hospital episode statistics |
| HDU |
High dependency unit |
| ICD |
International Classification of Diseases (10th revision) |
| ICU |
Intensive care unit |
| JVP |
Jugular venous pressure |
| MI |
Myocardial infarction |
| MRI |
Magnetic resonance imaging |
| MRSA |
Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus |
| MUGA |
Multiple gated acquisition scan |
| NPSA |
National Patient Safety Agency |
| OPCS |
Office of Population Census and Surveys procedure codes (4th revision) |
| PRHO |
Pre-registration house officer |
| SAS |
Staff and associate specialist grade |
| SHO |
Senior house officer |
| SpR |
Specialist registrar |
| SpR 1/2 |
Year 1 or 2 specialist registrar |
| SpR 3+ |
Year 3 or more specialist registrar |
| VASGBI |
Vascular Anaesthetic Society of Great Britain and Ireland |
| V-BHOM |
Vascular biochemical and haematological outcome modelling |
| VSGBI |
Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland |
