I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname

ZAHOREC

I.2 - Name

Roman

I.3 - Degrees

MD, PhD., Assoc. Prof.

I.4 - Year of birth

1958

I.5 - Name of the workplace

Comenius University, medical faculty

I.6 - Address of the workplace

Špitálska 27, Bratislava

I.7 - Position

Head of dpt. Anesthesiology and Intensive Medicine

I.8 - E-mail address

roman.zahorec@ru.unb.sk

I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff

zahorec2@uniba.sk

I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university

Anesthesiology and Intensive Medicine

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Medical Faculty, Comenius University , Bratislava

II.b - Year

1981

II.c - Study field and programme

General Medicine

II.2 - Second degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Medical Faculty, Comenius University , Bratislava

II.b - Year

1983

II.c - Study field and programme

Medical doctor , MD, General medicine

II.3 - Third degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Slovak Academy of Sciences

II.b - Year

1994

II.c - Study field and programme

Normal and pathological Physiology

II.4 - Associate professor

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Charles University , Prague, Medical faculty 2nd

II.b - Year

2007

II.c - Study field and programme

Anesthesiology and resucitation

II.5 - Professor

II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes

V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year

V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year

V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses

V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses

V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)

V.4.2 - Number of defended theses

V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)

V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)

V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations

VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases

VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases

VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level

VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs

Záhorec, Roman (100%) : Neutrophil-to-lymhpocyte ratio, past, present and future perspectives

In: Bratislava medical journal. - Roč. 122, č. 7 (2021), s. 474-488. - ISSN (print) 0006-9248

článok

ZAHOREC, R. Ratio of neutrophil to lymphocyte counts--rapid and simple parameter of systemic inflammation and stress in critically ill. Bratislavské lekárske listy. 2001, 102(1), 5–14.

Záhorec Roman, Michálek Pavel a kol. , Anestézia a perioperačná starostlivosť v onkológii. 463 pages. monografia

edice AESKULAP, Mladá fronta, Praha 2018, ISBN 978-80-204-4688-6

Záhorec, Roman (aut) [UKOLFKAIM] (100%) : Definition for septic syndrome should be re-evaluated

Lit.: 5 zázn.

In: Intensive Care Medicine. - Vol. 26, Iss. 12 (2000), s. 1870. - ISSN 0342-4642

ZAHOREC, R. a M. HOLOMAN. Transatrial access for left atrial pressure monitoring in cardiac surgery patients. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery [online]. 1997, 11(2), 379–380. ISSN 1010-7940. Dostupné z: doi:10.1016/S1010-7940(96)01004-4

ZAHOREC, R., J. FIRMENT, J. STRAKOVA, J. MIKULA, P. MALIK, I. NOVAK, J. ZEMAN a P. CHLEBO. Epidemiology of severe sepsis in intensive care units in the Slovak Republic. Infection [online]. 2005, 33(3), 122–128. ISSN 0300-8126. Dostupné z: doi:10.1007/s15010-005-4019-2

ZAHOREC, R. Rescue systemic thrombolysis during cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Bratislavské lekárske listy. 2002, 103(7–8), 266–269.

Ripollés-Melchor, Javier (aut) - Abad-Motos, Ane (aut) - Cecconi, Maurizio (aut) - Pearse, Rupert (aut) (2.083%) - Jaber, Samir (aut) - Záhorec, Roman (aut) et al. : Association between use of enhanced recovery after surgery protocols and postoperative complications in colorectal surgery in Europe : The EuroPOWER international observational study , + EuroPOWER Study Investigators Group

In: Journal of clinical anesthesia. - Roč. 80 (2022), s. [1-10], art. no. 110752. - ISSN (print) 0952-8180

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years

Záhorec, Roman (aut) [UKOLFKAIM] (100%) : Neutrophil-to-lymhpocyte ratio, past, present and future perspectives

In: Bratislava medical journal. - Roč. 122, č. 7 (2021), s. 474-488. - ISSN (print) 0006-9248

Záhorec, Roman - Marek, Vítězslav (aut) - Waczulíková, Iveta - Veselovský, Tomáš (aut) [PhD-ext] - Palaj, Július - Kečkéš, Štefan - Durdík, Štefan : Predictive model using hemoglobin, albumin, fibrinogen, and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio to distinguish patients with colorectal cancer from those with benign adenoma. Lit.: 48 zázn.

In: Neoplasma. - Roč. 68, č. 6 (2021), s. 1292-1300. - ISSN (print) 0028-2685

- Ripollés-Melchor, Javier (aut) - Abad-Motos, Ane (aut) - Cecconi, Maurizio (aut) - Pearse, Rupert (aut) (2.083%) - Jaber, Samir (aut) - Záhorec, Roman (aut) et al. : Association between use of enhanced recovery after surgery protocols and postoperative complications in colorectal surgery in Europe : The EuroPOWER international observational study , + EuroPOWER Study Investigators Group

Lit.: 35 zázn.

In: Journal of clinical anesthesia. - Roč. 80 (2022), s. [1-10], art. no. 110752. - ISSN (print) 0952-8180

Záhorec, Roman - Hulín, Ivan - Záhorec, Peter : Rationale use of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio for early diagnosis and stratification of COVID-19

Lit.: 15 zázn.

In: Bratislava medical journal. - Roč. 121, č. 7 (2020), s. 466-470. - ISSN (print) 0006-9248

Richter, Jaromír - Sklienka, Peter - Chatterjee, Nilay - Máca, Jan - Záhorec, Roman - Burda, Michal : Elevated jugular venous oxygen saturation after cardiac arrest. Lit.: 29 zázn.

In: Resuscitation. - č. 169 (2021), s. 214-219. - ISSN (print) 0300-9572

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs

McIntosh, R.C. - Lobo, J. - Paparozzi, J. - Goodman, Z. - Kornfeld, S. - Nomi, J.: Journal of Neuroimmunology, vol. 365, 2022, art. no. 577831 -- WOS

Parthasarathi, A. - Basavaraja, C.K. - Arunachala, S. - Chandran, S. - Venkataraman, H. - Satheesh, A. - Mahesh, P.: Advances in Respiratory Medicine, vol. 90, no. 1, 2022, s. 49-59

~ Regolo, M. - Vaccaro, M. - Sorce, A. - Stancanelli, B. - Colaci, M. - Natoli, G. - Russo, M. - Alessandria, I. - Motta, M. - Santangelo, N. - Fiorito, L. - Giarrusso, O. - Giangreco, F. - Arena, A. - Noto, P. - Ciampi, C. -Carpinteri, G. - Malatino, L.: Journal of Clinical Medicine, vol. 11, no. 8, 2022, art. no. 2235

Schlanger, D. - Popa, C. - Pasca, S. - Seicean, A. - Al Hajjar, N.: World Journal of Surgical Oncology, vol. 20, no. 1, 2022, art. no. 144 -- WOS

Umino, R. - Kobayashi, Y. - Akabane, M. - Kojima, K. - Okubo, S. - Hashimoto, M. - Shindoh, J.: Scandinavian Journal of Surgery, vol. 111, no. 1, 2022, art. no. 14574969211061953 -- WOS

Bochaton, T. - Leboube, S. - Paccalet, A. - Crola Da Silva, C. - Buisson, M. - Mewton, N. - Amaz, C. - Varillon, Y. - Bonnefoy-Cudraz, E. - Rioufol, G. - Cho, T.H. - Ovize, M. - Bidaux, G. - Nighoghossian, N. - Mechtouff, L.: Stroke, vol. 53, no. 7, 2022, s. 2249-2259 -- WOS

Cordas dos Santos, D.M. - Liu, L. - Gerisch, M. - Hellmuth, J.C. - von Bergwelt-Baildon, M. - Kunz, W.G. - Theurich, S.: Nutrients, vol. 14, no. 20, 2022, art. no. 4280 -- WOS

Kashyap, N. - Morris, M. - Loerinc, L.B. - Benoit, M. - Blackwell, L. - Howarth, R. - Gombolay, G.: Journal of Neuroimmunology, vol. 370, 2022, art. no. 577931 -- WOS

CAO, L., M. XIAO, Y. WAN, C. ZHANG, X. GAO, X. CHEN, X. ZHENG, X. XIAO, M. YANG a Y. ZHANG. Epidemiology and mortality of sepsis in intensive care units in prefecture-level cities in sichuan, china: A prospective multicenter study. Medical Science Monitor [online]. 2021, 27. Dostupné z: doi:10.12659/MSM.932227

MARKWART, Robby, Hiroki SAITO, Thomas HARDER, Sara TOMCZYK, Alessandro CASSINI, Carolin FLEISCHMANN-STRUZEK, Felix REICHERT, Tim ECKMANNS a Benedetta ALLEGRANZI. Epidemiology and burden of sepsis acquired in hospitals and intensive care units: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Intensive Care Medicine [online]. 2020, 46(8), 1536–1551. ISSN 0342-4642. Dostupné z: doi:10.1007/s00134-020-06106-2

JI, B., J. ZHU, L. MA, H. YUAN, X. JIA, L. LIU a J. ZHU. Effect of early bundle therapy on prognosis of patients with sepsis and septic shock. Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine [online]. 2019, 28(2), 170–174. Dostupné z: doi:10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-0282.2019.02.008

EL-SAHRIGY, S.A.F., M.G. SHOUMAN, H.M. IBRAHIM, A.M.O.A. RAHMAN, S.A. HABIB, A.A. KHATTAB, H.E. GOMAA a N.A. HELMY. Prevalence and anti-microbial susceptibility of hospital acquired infections in two pediatric intensive care units in Egypt. Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences [online]. 2019, 7(11), 1744–1749. Dostupné z: doi:10.3889/oamjms.2019.485

ALAM, N., K.B.N.S. DOERGA, T. HUSSAIN, S. HUSSAIN, F. HOLLEMAN, M.H.H. KRAMER a P.W.B. NANAYAKKARA. Epidemiology, recognition and documentation of sepsis in the pre-hospital setting and associated clinical outcomes: A prospective multicenter study. Acute Medicine. 2016, 15(4), 168–175.

ULLAH, Arslan Rahat, Arshad HUSSAIN, Iftikhar ALI, Abdul SAMAD, Syed Tajammul Ali SHAH, Muhammad YOUSEF a Tahir Mehmood KHAN. A prospective observational study assessing the outcome of Sepsis in intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital, Peshawar. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences [online]. 2016, 32(3), 688–693. ISSN 1682-024X. Dostupné z: doi:10.12669/pjms.323.9978

KEMPKER, Jordan A. a Greg S. MARTIN. The Changing Epidemiology and Definitions of Sepsis. Clinics in Chest Medicine [online]. 2016, 37(2), 165-+. ISSN 0272-5231. Dostupné z: doi:10.1016/j.ccm.2016.01.002

SHANKAR-HARI, Manu, Gary S. PHILLIPS, Mitchell L. LEVY, Christopher W. SEYMOUR, Vincent X. LIU, Clifford S. DEUTSCHMAN, Derek C. ANGUS, Gordon D. RUBENFELD a Mervyn SINGER. Developing a New Definition and Assessing New Clinical Criteria for Septic Shock For the Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3). Jama-Journal of the American Medical Association [online]. 2016, 315(8), 775–787. ISSN 0098-7484. Dostupné z: doi:10.1001/jama.2016.0289

UVIZL, Radovan, Milan ADAMUS, Vladimir CERNY, Ladislav DUSEK, Jiri JARKOVSKY, Vladimir SRAMEK, Martin MATEJOVIC, Petr STOURAC, Roman KULA, Jan MALASKA a Pavel SEVCIK. Patient survival, predictive factors and disease course of severe sepsis in Czech intensive care units: A multicentre, retrospective, observational study. Biomedical Papers-Olomouc [online]. 2016, 160(2), 287–297. ISSN 1213-8118. Dostupné z: doi:10.5507/bp.2015.052

KUEBLER, Andrzej, Barbara ADAMIK, Grazyna DUREK, Ewa MAYZNER-ZAWADZKA, Wojciech GASZYNSKI, Ewa KARPEL a Wieslawa DUSZYNSKA. Results of the severe sepsis registry in intensive care units in Poland from 2003-2009. Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy [online]. 2015, 47(1), 7–13. ISSN 1642-5758. Dostupné z: doi:10.5603/AIT.2015.0002

ZAHOREC, R. Rescue systemic thrombolysis during cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Bratislavské lekárske listy. 2002, 103(7–8), 266–269.

SOAR, J., J.P. NOLAN, B.W. BÖTTIGER, G.D. PERKINS, C. LOTT, P. CARLI, T. PELLIS, C. SANDRONI, M.B. SKRIFVARS, G.B. SMITH, K. SUNDE a C.D. DEAKIN. Adult advanced life support: Section 3 of the European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation 2015. Notfall und Rettungsmedizin [online]. 2017, 20, 25–88. Dostupné z: doi:10.1007/s10049-017-0330-6

TRUHLÁŘ, A., C.D. DEAKIN, J. SOAR, G.E.A. KHALIFA, A. ALFONZO, J.J.L.M. BIERENS, G. BRATTEBØ, H. BRUGGER, J. DUNNING, S. HUNYADI-ANTIČEVIĆ, R.W. KOSTER, D.J. LOCKEY, C. LOTT, P. PAAL, G.D. PERKINS, C. SANDRONI, K.-C. THIES, D.A. ZIDEMAN, J.P. NOLAN, A. BARELLI, B.W. BÖTTIGER, M. GEORGIOU, A.J. HANDLEY, T. LINDNER, M.J. MIDWINTER, K.G. MONSIEURS a W.A. WETSCH. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation 2015. Section 4. Cardiac arrest in special circumstances. Resuscitation [online]. 2015, 95, 148–201. Dostupné z: doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2015.07.017

TRUHLÁŘ, A., C.D. DEAKIN, J. SOAR, G.E.A. KHALIFA, A. ALFONZO, J.J.L.M. BIERENS, G. BRATTEBØ, H. BRUGGER, J. DUNNING, S. HUNYADI-ANTIČEVIĆ, R.W. KOSTER, D.J. LOCKEY, C. LOTT, P. PAAL, G.D. PERKINS, C. SANDRONI, K.-C. THIES, D.A. ZIDEMAN a J.P. NOLAN. Cardiac arrest in special circumstances: Section 4 of European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation 2015. Notfall und Rettungsmedizin [online]. 2015, 18(8), 833–903. Dostupné z: doi:10.1007/s10049-015-0096-7

SOAR, J., J.P. NOLAN, B.W. BÖTTIGER, G.D. PERKINS, C. LOTT, P. CARLI, T. PELLIS, C. SANDRONI, M.B. SKRIFVARS, G.B. SMITH, K. SUNDE, C.D. DEAKIN, R.W. KOSTER, K.G. MONSIEURS a N.I. NIKOLAOU. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation 2015. Section 3. Adult advanced life support. Resuscitation [online]. 2015, 95, 100–147. Dostupné z: doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2015.07.016

AHMET, Arnaz a Altun DILEK. Monitoring Left Atrial Pressure With a Useful Epidural Catheter. Heart Surgery Forum [online]. 2018, 21(4), E250–E253. ISSN 1098-3511. Dostupné z: doi:10.1532/hsf.1991

DING, J., Q. Y. ZHANG, Q. P. LUO a F. X. YAN. Novel combined left and right atrial pressure-monitoring catheter: a simple and reliable left atrial pressure-monitoring method in paediatric cardiac surgery. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 2016, 116(6), E924–E925. ISSN 0007-0912.

DING, Jie, Quanyi ZHANG, Lihuan LI, Hao ZHANG, Jun YAN, Shoujun LI a Fuxia YAN. A Novel Combined-Catheter to Monitor Left and Right Atrial Pressures: A Simple and Reliable Method for Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine [online]. 2016, 17(3), 210–215. ISSN 1529-7535. Dostupné z: doi:10.1097/PCC.0000000000000641

KARUPPIAH, Sathappan, Gladdy GEORGE, Binila CHACKO a Madhu Andrew PHILIP. Entrapped left atrial pressure monitoring catheter in a prosthetic mitral valve. Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia [online]. 2015, 18(2), 276–277. ISSN 0971-9784. Dostupné z: doi:10.4103/0971-9784.154505

HOLOMAN, M., R. ZAHOREC, J. KUSY a I. PECHAN. Biochemical Monitoring in Patients During Revasculerization Surgery. Vasa-Journal of Vascular Diseases. 1995, 24(1), 23–28. ISSN 0301-1526.

KINGSTON, R. The therapeutic role of taurine in ischaemia-reperfusion injury. In: Apoptosome: An Up-and-coming Therapeutical Tool [online]. 2010, s. 283–304. Dostupné z: doi:10.1007/978-90-481-3415-1_15

ADACHI, Junko, Emiko KURISAKI, Risa KUDO, Kanako NAKAGAWA, Katsuhiko HATAKE, Kouichi HIRAIWA a Yasuhiro UENO. Enhanced lipid peroxidation in tourniquet-release mice. Clinica Chimica Acta [online]. 2006, 371(1–2), 79–84. ISSN 0009-8981. Dostupné z: doi:10.1016/j.cca.2006.02.024

MURPHY, C.G., D.C. WINTER a D.J. BOUCHIER-HAYES. Tourniquet injuries: Pathogenesis and modalities for attenuation. Acta Orthopaedica Belgica. 2005, 71(6), 635–645.

KINGSTON, R., C.J. KELLY a P. MURRAY. The therapeutic role of taurine in ischaemia-reperfusion injury. Current Pharmaceutical Design [online]. 2004, 10(19), 2401–2410. Dostupné z: doi:10.2174/1381612043384015

VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years

EUROPOWER - international multicentral research project on apllication of ERAS protocol in colorectal surgery 2018 - 2019

VEGA projekt : Deformabilita erytrocytov u onkologických pacientov, v spolupráci s Fyziologickým ústavom LF UK v Bratislave , 2006-2010 , zástupca vedúceho projektu .

EuSOS - international observational trial on European Survival Outcome after Surgery , 3 publications in journals with IF .

Epidemiology of severe sepsis and septic shock in ICU in the Slovak republic 2004-2006. 3 ročná štúdia

ETPOSS - ESA , European transfusion strategy during during major surgery , 2010 - 2012

Biomarkers for sepsis : innovative use of early and accurate diagnosis of septic states by means of panel of valid immune - inflammation parameters ( Procalcitonin, cytokine IL-6, NLR , C-recative protein, bioadrenomedullin , MR-proADM) 2002 - 2006

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VII.a - Activity, position	VII.b - Name of the institution, board	VII.c - Duration
General secretary	Slovak Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Medicine	2002-2014
President of SSAIM	Slovak Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Medicine , Slovak Medical Association	2015 - 2024 - up to now
Member of the Journal Board	J. Anesthesiology and Intensive Medicine, slovak journal of SOLEN	2010 - 2024
Guarant of Specialization postgradual study , Head of the examination Board for Anesthesiology and Intensive Medicine	Medical Faculty , Comenius University , Bratislava	2014-2024 - up to now

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

VIII.a - Name of the institution	VIII.b - Address of the institution	VIII.c - Duration (indicate the duration of stay)	VIII.d - Mobility scheme, employment contract, other (describe)
IKEM Prague	IKEM, Prague - krč , Videnska 800, 140 04 Praha 4,	januaray- february 1990	mobility Institute of cardiovascular Diseases Bratislava and IKEM Prague, Czech rep.
St, Elizabetin Krankenhaus Linz,	LINZ, Austria	october-november 1997	exchange study between Oncological Institute Bratislava and ST. ELIABETHS HOSPITAL LINZ, Austria
University Hospital WROCLAW	Wroclaw , Poland , on inviattion of Prof. Andrzej Kubler, MD PhD.	May 2015	visiting professor, with lectures and visits

IX. - Other relevant facts

IX.a - If relevant, other activities related to higher education or research/artistic/other activities are mentioned

Membership active work and cooperation in ESICM (Sepsis group) and CoBaTRICE project , ESA and ESAIC committee of presidents, ERC

Founder of the Slovak Resuscitation Council in 2013 in Bratislava, in the 2nd dpt. Anesthesiology and Intensive Medicine.

Guarant and organizer of two-days Courses for medical staff and health care providers in BLS, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and FIRST AID on St. Elizabeths Cancer Hospital, since 2018 - 2024, up to now. Trained more than 205 physicians and nurses and physioter.

Date of last update

2024-04-22

Name and surname:	doc. MUDr. Roman Záhorec, CSc.
Document type:	Research/art/teacher profile of a person
The name of the university:	Comenius University Bratislava
The seat of the university:	Šafárikovo námestie 6, 818 06 Bratislava