Dan Sebastian DÎRZU

Fields of interest/specialization: Regional anesthesia, acute and chronic pain, translation of research results into clinical guidelines

Dr. Dîrzu is a Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care with advanced expertise in interventional pain management and regional anaesthesia. He is currently affiliated with the STAR-UBB Institute, focusing on translational research in acute and chronic pain, as well as the optimization of regional anaesthesia techniques. He serves as Senior Editor for Clinical Case Reports (Wiley) and Associate Editor for the International Journal of Clinical Practice, with a consistent and internationally recognized editorial activity. He is also a board member of the European Society of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Therapy (ESRA), actively contributing to the development of educational and scientific policies in the field at the European level. Alongside his clinical work, he is a trainer at national and international workshops on regional anaesthesia and pain therapy, playing a key role in the continuous education of future specialists. His research interests include: mechanisms of neuropathic pain, efficacy and safety of image-guided interventional techniques, and the integration of new technologies into the clinical practice of pain management. At UBB, he aims to develop a dedicated academic department of pain therapy and attract national and international research grants to support applied research in this field.

Curriculum Vitae: CV Dîrzu

Google Scholar:  https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=eLSaWE8AAAAJ&hl=ro

ResearchGate:  https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dan-Dirzu

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6730-7045

Scopus Author ID: 36150639900

Web of Science Researcher ID: AFQ-2249-2022

 

Representative works:

• 2010 – Clinical aspects and cytokines response in severe H1N1 influenza A virus infection. Hagau, A Slavcovici, DN Gonganau, S Oltean, DS Dirzu, ES Brezoszki, … Crit Care. 2010 Nov 9;14(6):R203.

• 2018 – Training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation provided by medical students, residents and  specialists: A non-inferiority trial. DS Dîrzu, N Hagău, T Boț, L Fărcaș, SM Copotoiu Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine 25 (1), 20-26

• 2020 – Replacing the stethoscope with ultrasound identification of lung sliding to confirm correct endotracheal tube placement for COVID‐19 patients—Time for a paradigm shift? DS Dîrzu International Journal of Clinical Practice 74 (10), e13571

• 2022 – Recommendations for effective documentation in regional anesthesia: an expert panel Delphi consensus project. HM Ahmed, BP Atterton, GG Crowe, JL Barratta, M Johnson, E Viscusi, … Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine 47 (5), 301-308

• 2023 – Consensus practice guidelines on postdural puncture headache from a multisociety, international working group: a summary report. V Uppal, R Russell, R Sondekoppam, J Ansari, Z Baber, Y Chen, … JAMA network open 6 (8), e2325387-e2325387

• 2024 – Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on postdural puncture headache: a consensus report from a multisociety international working group. V Uppal, R Russell, RV Sondekoppam, J Ansari, Z Baber, Y Chen, … Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine 49 (7), 471-501