News and perspectives in anesthesiology and intensive care discussed at the Conference of students, resident doctors and young researchers

The 19th edition of the Conference of students, resident doctors and young researchers in anesthesiology and intensive care In Memoriam Professor Valeriu Ghereg took place on February 23, 2024 at Nicolae Testemitanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy of the Republic of Moldova. The event was organized by Valeriu Ghereg Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimatology no. 1  in partnership with the Society of Anesthesiology and Reanimation from the Republic of Moldova. 

In his opening statement, rector Emil Ceban mentioned that the scientific event has become a beautiful tradition, which serves as an example for other subjects. "Professor Valeriu Ghereg's contribution to the development of the specialty, the service and the community of anesthesiology and intensive care, of the Department that bears his name with dignity, is invaluable. The illustrious scholar left behind a strong and consolidated school of anesthesiologists-reanimatologists with valuable academic and research traditions that develop his ideas and honor his memory. The conference also represents a favorable platform for presenting scientific results, launching innovative ideas and identifying common interests for discussions and debates. The international dimension of the event opens up new opportunities for the expansion of scientific cooperation", pointed out Professor Ceban.

Serghei Sandru, head of Valeriu Ghereg Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimatology no. 1, emphasized the significance of the event - a tribute to the distinguished professor Ghereg paid by colleagues and disciples, while for students and resident doctors it is an opportunity to present their scientific works, to accumulate experience both in carrying out research, as well as in its demonstration.

The guest of honor at the conference was Gabriel Gurman, Emeritus Professor of Anesthesia and Intensive Care at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev from Israel, a colleague of Professor Ghereg, who stated that the renowned anesthesiologist was thirsty for knowledge and eager to produce something new in the field. "In a big country it is difficult to find one personality who would have established a domain. Whereas in a smaller country, it takes only one person to understand the need to create a new specialty and find the strength, energy and will power to turn his idea into reality", said Professor Gurman.

During the event, Professor Gurman, as author, donated 150 copies of Anesthesia and Intensive Care: A Clinical Guide for Beginning AIC Students and Residents to our university. The donation was made at the initiative of the Ministry of Health, the books being published with the support of the World Health Organization Office in the Republic of Moldova.

During the conference, several students, resident doctors and doctoral students presented their scientific research, developed under the guidance of professors, on various topics, such as: patient safety in diagnostic bronchoscopy with anesthetic support; loco-regional anesthesia in neurosurgery; feasibility of obstructive sleep apnea screening questionnaires in predicting postoperative complications; postoperative urinary retention; the informative value of the conventional tests performed at the Institute of Emergency Medicine public health institution in the case of polytraumatized patients from the Red Zone; hyperchloremia as a predictor of acute kidney injury in intensive care; postpartum hemorrhage; diabetic polyneuropathy; hemodynamic repercussions of continuous renal replacement therapy; sheet music on AIC rhythms; the results of using the CytoSorb filter; ECMO etc.

The works were evaluated and appreciated by an international jury specialized in the field, which included professors Gabriel Gurman and Dr. Adela-Hilda Onutu (Romania).

The winners of the current edition of the conference of young researchers were designated:

Irina Gligor, third-year resident doctor in the specialty of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, on "Postpartum hemorrhage – review of an old problem" - first prize (800 euros), scientific coordinators: Viorica Cospormac, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimatology no. 2, Corina Iliadi-Tulbure, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; 

Catalina Lozan, sixth year student at the Faculty of Medicine no. 1, on "Postoperative urinary retention - prevalence and risk factors: prospective, cohort study" - second prize (500 euros), scientific coordinator - Natalia Belii, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Valeriu Ghereg Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimatology no. 1; 

Natalia Ursu, fourth-year resident doctor in the specialty of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, on "ECMO - a valuable experience in the conduct of a cardiac surgical patient" - third prize (350 euros), scientific coordinator - Viorica Cospormac, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimatology no. 2.