Abbreviations and acronyms
ACS acute coronary syndrome
AHCDO Australian Haemophilia Centre Directors’ Organisation
AHMAC Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council
AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
ANZSBT Australian & New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion
APTT activated partial thromboplastin time
ASBT Australasian Society of Blood Transfusion
CARI Caring for Australians with Renal Impairment
CHF chronic heart failure
CKD chronic kidney disease
COI conflict of interest
CRG Clinical/Consumer Reference Group
CTEPC Clinical, Technical and Ethical Principal Committee
DIC disseminated intravascular coagulation
DNA deoxyribonucleic acid
ES evidence statement
ESA erythropoiesis-stimulating agent
EWG Expert Working Group
FACT Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy
FFP fresh frozen plasma
FID functional iron deficiency
Hb haemoglobin
HIF hypoxia-inducible factor
HIT heparin-induced thrombocytopaenia
HIV human immunodeficiency virus
HSCT haematopoietic stem cell transplantation
IBD inflammatory bowel disease
IV intravenous
INR international normalised ratio
JBC Jurisdictional Blood Committee
MDS myelodysplastic syndrome
MI myocardial infarction
NBA National Blood Authority
NHMRC National Health and Medical Research Council
NYHA New York Heart Association
NZBS New Zealand Blood Service
PBS Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
PICO population, intervention, comparator and outcome PP practice point
PPO population, predictor and outcome
PRO population, risk factor and outcome
PT prothrombin time
R recommendation
RBC red blood cell
RCT randomised controlled trial
SCoH Standing Committee on Health
SF-36 Short Form-36
TGA Therapeutic Goods Administration
TTP thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
WHO World Health Organization