Editorial Board
Editor-in-chief
Assoc. Prof. Jiří Málek, MD, CSc.
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and University Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady, Prague
Associate editors
Prof. Vladimír Černý, MD, Ph.D., FCCM, FESAIC
Department of Anaesthesiology, Perioperative and Intensive Care Medicine, Masaryk Hospital in Ústí nad Labem and J. E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem
National Institute for Quality and Excellence in Health Care
Department of Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation, 3rd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and Královské Vinohrady University Hospital, Prague
Department of Anaesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Charles University in Prague
Dept. of Anesthesia, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
Department of Clinical Disciplines and Biomedicine, Technical University of Liberec
President of the Czech Society of Anaesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care Medicine
Member of the Committee of the Czech Society of Intensive Care Medicine
Member of the Board of the Czech Medical Society
Member of the Ethics Committee of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic
Member of the European Board of Anesthesiology
Member of the Scientific Committee of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care
Prof. Jan Beneš, MD, Ph.D.
Head of the Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen - Charles University and University Hospital Pilsen
Medical Head of the Simulation Centre (SIM/PL), Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen – Charles University
Scientific Secretary of the Czech Society of Anaesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care Medicine
Member of the Committee of the Czech Society of Intensive Care Medicine
Head of SepsEast initiative
Emerite editors-in-chief
Prof. Milan Adamus, MD, Ph.D., MBA
Senior Editor of the Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine journal 2017–2020
Ivan Herold, MD, CSc.
Emeritus Senior Consultant of the Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Mladá Boleslav
Senior Editor of the Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine journal 2003–2017
Editors
Assoc. Prof. David Astapenko, MD, Ph.D., MBA
Deputy Head for Science and Research, Department of Anaesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Hradec Králové
Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Charles University
Faculty of Health Studies, Technical University of Liberec
Assoc. Prof. Martina Kosinová, MD, Ph.D., FESAIC
Department of Paediatric Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
Department of Simulation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
Representative of the Czech Republic in the Council of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (ESAIC Council)
Advisory Board
Prof. Karel Cvachovec, MD, CSc., MBA
Dean of the Faculty of Health Studies, Technical University of Liberec
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Institute for Postgraduate Medical Education
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Second Faculty of Medicine of Charles University and Motol University Hospital, Prague
Prof. František Duška, MD, Ph.D., AFICM, EDIC
Vice-Dean of the Third Faculty of Medicine of Charles University for Research Support and Evaluation
Head of the Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Third Faculty of Medicine of Charles University and University Hospital Královské Vinohrady, Prague
Honorary member, European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
Member of the Committee of the Czech Society of Intensive Care Medicine
Member of the Committee of the Czech Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine
Member of the European Board of Intensive Care Medicine, UEMS
prof. Martin Matějovič, MD, Ph.D.
Faculty of Medicine of Charles University and University Hospital Pilsen, Biomedical Centre
Head of the First Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Pilsen
Vice-Dean for Study of General Medicine 4th to 6th year, Faculty of Medicine of Charles University, Pilsen
Scientific Secretary of the Czech Society of Intensive Care Medicine
Prof. Vladimír Šrámek, MD, Ph.D., EDIC
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care of the Faculty of Medicine of Masaryk University and the University Hospital in Brno
Assoc. Prof. Roman Záhorec, MD, CSc.
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Comenius University Bratislava
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Bratislava-Ružinov
Chairman of the Committee of the Slovak Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Medicine (SSAIM)
Editors of the sections
Intensive care medicine
Prof. Jan Beneš, MD, Ph.D. – chief editor of the section
Head of the Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen - Charles University and University Hospital Pilsen
Medical Head of the Simulation Centre (SIM/PL), Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen – Charles University
Scientific Secretary of the Czech Society of Anaesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care Medicine
Member of the Committee of the Czech Society of Intensive Care Medicine
Head of SepsEast initiative
Assoc. Prof. Martin Balík, MD, Ph.D., EDIC
Head of the Department of Anaesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care Medicine, General University Hospital in Prague, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague
President of the Czech Society of Intensive Care Medicine
Chair of the EDEC Committee (European Diploma in Advanced Critical Care Echocardiography) ESICM (European Society of Intensive Care Medicine)
Euro-ELSO (EU branch of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organisation), member of the congress faculty since 2018
ESC ACVC (European Society of Cardiology, Acute Cardiovascular Care), member of the Study group on cardiogenic shock and cardiac arrest
Member of the steering board of the Czech Society of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care
Member of the Scientific Council of the Minister of Health
Member of the National Institute for Pandemic Management, Clinical Group
Assoc. Prof. Pavel Dostál, MD, Ph.D., MBA
Head of the Department of Anaesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care Medicine, Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové University Hospital
Member of the Board of the Czech Society of Intensive Care Medicine
Member of the Board of the Czech Society of Anaesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care Medicine
Assoc. Prof. Jan Máca, MD, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava
Deputy Head of KARIM for Scientific and Educational Activities, Ostrava University Hospital
Bronislav Stibor, MD
Senior Physician Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine Landesklinikum Baden bei Wien, Austria
University of Applied Sciences Campus Vienna
Vice-President of the Czech Society of Bloodless Medicine
Algesiology
Assoc. Prof. Jiří Málek, MD, CSc. – chief editor of the section
Department of Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation, 3rd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague
Member of the Society for the Study and Treatment of Pain ČLS JEP
Assoc. Prof. Tomáš Gabrhelík, MD, Ph.D.
Head of the Department of Anaeshesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care Medicine, Bata Hospital Zlín
Department of Humanities, Faculty of Humanities, Tomas Bata University Zlín
Member of the ČSARIM Committee
Member of the ČSIM Committee
Scientific Secretary of the Society for the Study and Treatment of Pain Committee
Jan Lejčko, MD
Department of Anaesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care Medicine, Pain Centre, University Hospital Pilsen
Vice-president of the Committee of the Society for the Study and Treatment of Pain of the Czech Medical Society
Prof. Pavel Ševčík, MD, CSc.
Head, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Ostrava
Honorary member of the Czech Medical Society J. E. Purkynie
Honorary member of the Czech Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine
Member of the Scientific Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava
Member of the Scientific Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Palacký University, Olomouc
Anesthesiology and perioperative medicine
Prof. Vladimír Černý, MD, Ph.D., FCCM, FESAIC – chief editor of the section
Department of Anaesthesiology, Perioperative and Intensive Care Medicine, Masaryk Hospital in Ústí nad Labem and J. E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem
National Institute for Quality and Excellence in Health Care
Department of Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation, 3rd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and Královské Vinohrady University Hospital, Prague
Department of Anaesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Charles University in Prague
Dept. of Anesthesia, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
Department of Clinical Disciplines and Biomedicine, Technical University of Liberec
President of the Czech Society of Anaesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care Medicine
Member of the Committee of the Czech Society of Intensive Care Medicine
Member of the Board of the Czech Medical Society
Member of the Ethics Committee of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic
Member of the European Board of Anesthesiology
Member of the Scientific Committee of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care
Assoc. Prof. Jan Bláha, MD, Ph.D., MHA, LL.M.
Head of the Department of Anaesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care Medicine, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague
Czech Society of Anaesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care Medicine
Member of the Committee of the Czech Society of Intensive Care Medicine
Scientific Secretary of the Czech Society for Thrombosis and Haemostasis
Chairman of the Section of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Analgesia of ČSARIM
Prof. Ivan Čundrle, MD, Ph.D.
Head of the Department of Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation, St. Anne's Hospital in Brno
Prof. Tomáš Drábek, MD, Ph.D., FASA
Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA
Scientist, Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA
Member of the Committee on Trauma and Emergency Preparedness, American Society of Anesthesiologists
American Society of Anesthesiologists Liaison to the Coalition for National Trauma Research
Editorial Board Member, Frontiers in Neuroscience
Editorial Board Member, World Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Dušan Mach, MD
Chief of ARO, NICU & Emergency Admission, Hospital Nové Město na Moravě, p. o.
Chairman of Regional Anesthesia Section of ČSARIM
Peter Merjavý, MD, PhD., EDRA, FRCA, CETC
Consultant Anaesthetist & Acute Pain Lead, Craigavon Area University Teaching Hospital, UK
Honorary Associate Professor, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
Vice-Chair and examiner for European Diploma in Regional Anaesthesia (EDRA) Part II
Chair of RA Cadaveric Workshops, European Society of Regional Anaesthesia
President Slovak Society of Regional Anaesthesia (SKARA)
Immediate Past President, Northern Ireland Society of Regional Anaesthesia (NIRAS)
Prof. Pavel Michálek, MD, Ph.D., DESA, MSc., MBA, FEAMS
Deputy Head of the Department for Science and Research, KARIM, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague
Deputy Director for Science, Research and Education, General University Hospital in Prague
Visiting Professor, Medical University in Lodz, Poland
Member of the CSARIM Committee
Member of EAMS (European Airway Management Society) Board of Directors
Member of the Editorial Board of BMC Anesthesiology, IF 2.3, Q2 (Associate Editor)
Member of the Editorial Board of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, IF 1.4, Q3 (Associate Editor)
Member of the Editorial Board of Frontiers in Medicine, IF 3.1, Q2 (Associate Editor)
Member of the Editorial Board of Case Reports in Anesthesiology (Associate Editor)
Daniel Nalos, MD
Department of Anaesthesiology, Perioperative and Intensive Medicine, J. E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Masaryk Hospital, Ústí nad Labem
Sonoakademie, z. ú.
Prof. Petr Štourač, MD, Ph.D., MBA, FESAIC
Vice-Dean for Development and Studies in General Medicine (Yrs 4–6), Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno
Head of Department of Paediatric Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Masaryk University, Brno
Head of the Department of Simulation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno
Czechia Representative in National Anaesthesiologists Societies Committee of ESAIC
Member of Simulation Committee ESAIC
1st Vice-Chair of the Board of the Czech Society of Anaesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care Medicine
Vice-Chair of the Board of the Czech Society for Simulation in Medicine
Member of the Committee of the Czech Society of the Intensive Care Medicine
Treasurer of the Czech Resuscitation Council
Prof. Tomáš Vymazal, MD, Ph.D., MHA
Head of Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Medicine, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague
Chairman of the Accreditation Commission for Anesthesiologiy and Intensive Care Medicine at the Ministry of Health
Vice-Chairman of the Czech Society of Anaesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care Medicine
Member of the Czech Society of Intensive Care Medicine Committee
Chairman of the Czech Medical Council for Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine
Scientific Council of the Technical University of Liberec
Chairman of the Accreditation Commission at the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic for Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine
Head of the Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care at IPVZ
Head of the National Intensive Care Dispatching Centre at the Ministry of Health
Member of the Clinical Group of the Deputy Minister of Health for Health Care
Member of the Specialty Area Council for Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (SOR)
Other
Assoc. Prof. David Astapenko, MD, Ph.D., MBA – chief editor of the section
Deputy Head for Science and Research, Department of Anaesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Hradec Králové
Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Charles University
Faculty of Health Studies, Technical University of Liberec
Prof. Vladimír Černý, MD, Ph.D., FCCM, FESAIC
Department of Anaesthesiology, Perioperative and Intensive Medicine, Masaryk Hospital in Ústí nad Labem and J. E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem
National Institute for Quality and Excellence in Health Care (NIKEZ)
Department of Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation, 3rd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and Královské Vinohrady University Hospital, Prague
Department of Anaesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Charles University in Prague
Dept. of Anesthesia, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
Department of Clinical Disciplines and Biomedicine, Technical University of Liberec
President of the Czech Society of Anaesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care Medicine ČLS JEP
Member of the Committee of the Czech Society of Intensive Care Medicine ČLS JEP
Member of the Board of the Czech Medical Society of the Czech Society of Intensive Care Medicine
Member of the Ethics Committee of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic
Member of the European Board of Anesthesiology
Member of the Scientific Committee of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care
Renata Černá Pařízková, MD, Ph.D., LL.M.
Department of Anaesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Hradec Králové
Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové
Member of the Committee of the Czech Society of Anaesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care Medicine
Member of the Committee of the Czech Society of Intensive Care Medicine
Michal Horáček, MD, DEAA
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Institute for Postgraduate Medical Education, Prague
Assoc. Prof. Jozef Klučka, MD, Ph.D.
Department of Paediatric Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno
Assoc. Prof. Martina Kosinová, MD, Ph.D., FESAIC
Department of Paediatric Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation, Brno University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine
Department of Simulation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine
Representative of the Czech Republic in the Council of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (ESAIC Council)
Jana Kubalová, MD
Head physician of the Zlín Region Emergency Medical Services, Zlín area
Accident and Emergency Department, St. Anne's University Hospital, Brno
Member of the Committee of the Czech Society for Emergency and Disaster Medicine
Vice-President of the Czech Society for Mountain Medicine
Assoc. Prof. Roman Škulec, MD, Ph.D.
Department of Emergency Medicine, Bory Hospital, a.s., Bratislava, Slovakia
Department of Anaesthesiology, Perioperative and Intensive Medicine, Masaryk Hospital in Ústí nad Labem, Czechia
Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
Department of Clinical Disciplines and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Social Sciences and Health Care, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Slovakia
Faculty of Health Studies, Jan Evangelista Purkyne Uneversity in Usti nad Labem, Czechia
Anatolij Truhlář, MD, Ph.D., FERC
Vice-Chair of the Czech Resuscitation Council
Board Member of the Czech Society of Emergency and Disaster Medicine
Board Member of the Czech Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine
Science and Education Committee Advanced Life Support, European Resuscitation Council
Emergency Medical Services of the Hradec Králové Region, Hradec Králové, Medical Director
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Hradec Králové, Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové
Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, Charles University, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové