| Abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| ASSA | Association of Surgeons of Southern Africa |
| ASSC | American Surgical Specialties Companies |
| ASSET | Advanced Surgical Skills for Exposure in Trauma |
| ASSH | American Society for Surgery of the Hand |
| ASSIT | Amputation Surgical Site Infection Trial |
| ASTC | Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center |
| ASVS | Asian Society For Vascular Surgery |
| ATACS | Alaska Trauma Acute Care Surgery |
| ATACS | Alaska Trauma and Acute Care Surgery |
| ATS | Annals of Thoracic Surgery |
| AV | ArterialVenous |
| AV | Arterial-Venous |
| AV | Arterial‐Venous |
| Axfem | AxilloFemoral (AxilloBifemoral) bypass (vascular surgery) |
| Ax-fem | Axillo-Femoral (Axillo-Bifemoral) bypass (vascular surgery) |
| Ax‐fem | Axillo‐Femoral (Axillo‐Bifemoral) bypass (vascular surgery) |
| BAAS | Belgian Association of Ambulatory Surgery |
| BACTS | Belgian Association for Cardio Thoracic Surgery |
| BADS | British Association of Day Surgery |
| BakriTT&T | Bakri Topical Treatment Tamponade |