Nikoloz Rtveliashvili

Head of Anesthesiology Intensive Care and Pain Management Department

Education and qualification courses:

1991-1998- TSMU, Faculty of Medicine, general practitioner
1999 – State Medical Academy, postgraduate education, qualification course in anesthesiology – resuscitation
2002- State Certificate in Anesthesiology
2005- State Certificate in Critical Care Medicine Targeted use of hemotransfusion in different fields of medicine
Fundamentals of Military and Emergency Medicine
Modern methods of treatment of post-intubation scarring stenosis of the trachea
Basic emergency diagnosis and principles of treatment during acute exogenous intoxications
Management of mass casualty incidents on a hospital base during disasters and acts of terrorism
Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, emergency aid tactics in complex rhythm disorders
Surgical aspects and anesthetic management of renal transplantation and dialysis approaches
Methods of regional anesthesia assisted by ultrasound
Ultrasound-assisted invasive procedures in anesthesiology-reanimatology practice
International Fellowship Program in the Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital

Work experience

From 2022 till present – Mardaleishvili Medical Center, Head of the Department of Anesthesiology,Intensive Care and Pain Management
2000-2005 – Mtskheti Regional Multi-profile Hospital, Head of the Department of Intensive Care,Anesthesiology and Reanimatology
2005-2006 – Iv. Javakhishvili TSU Clinical Hospital, anesthesiologist
2006-2009 – TSU Clinical Hospital, Head of the resuscitation and intensive care department
2009-2010 – Aversi Clinic, Head of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Department
2010-2012 – Iv. Javakhishvili Clinical TSU Clinical Hospital, Head of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine Department
2012-2015 – Traumatologist LTD, Head of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Department The head of the pain management service of the same clinic
From 2013 till present – Coordinator of Anesthesiology and Pain Management Department of the Association of Visceral Surgeons of Georgia
2015-2017 – Medical Center INNOVA, Head of Anesthesiology Department
2017-2022 – Evex Iv. Bokeria Referral Hospital. Head of Anesthesia and Critical Medicine Department
2017-2022 – Evex Residency Anesthesiology and Reanimatology Program Coordinator

Publications

European federation congress of the international college of surgeons: Choosing the method of endarterectomy and anesthesia depending on the length of the internal carotid artery stenosis
Georgian Medical Neus: Selection of the endarterectomy method according to the length of the stenosis of the internal carotid artery and the type of anesthesia.
Georgian Medical Neus: Inguinal hernia repair: classification and the choice of adequate anesthesia techniques Effects of tranexamic acid on death, vascular occlusive events, and blood transfusion in trauma patients with significant hemorrhage (CRASH-2): a randomized, placebo-controlled trial The CRASH-2

Lectures and reports

Peripheral regional pain relief Postoperative (trauma) pain management, efficacy and safety of epidural analgesia
Regional analgesia in plastic and reconstructive surgery
Anesthesiological provision of carotid surgery
Epidural anesthesia as an analgesic component of anesthesia for large-scale surgical operations
Methods of identification of epidural space during catheterization
Regional pain in children
Peculiarities of regional anesthesia in children
Interventional methods of complex regional pain syndrome treatment
Management of difficult airways during planned and emergency interventions

Since 2004, he has been working on regional pain relief, acute and chronic pain management methods and have performed more than 8000 successful procedures in this field.

Participated in 2008 combat operations with a separate medical battalion of ground troops as a contract surgeon