1. Introduction

Professor Dr. Igor A. Kryvoruchko was born on January 18, 1960. After completing his studies at Kharkiv Medical Institute in 1983, Professor started his medical career as a specialist in surgery. From 1983 to 2004 he worked as a surgeon-researcher and a vice-director at the Institute of General and Urgent Surgery named after V.T. Zaitsev of the National Academy of Medical Sciences, Ukraine. From August 2004 to the present he has been working as a Head of the Department of Surgery No2 at Kharkiv National Medical University (Ukraine) and a head surgeon at Kharkiv Regional Hospital. In 1989 he got a PhD and in 1997 he became a doctor of medical sciences. In 2002 Dr Kryvoruchko I.A. received a professor's certificate. The Department of Surgery No. 2 of Kharkiv National Medical University, headed by Professor Igor A. Kryvoruchko, is one of the oldest, basic departments with modern equipment and leading qualified specialists. The staff of the Department of Surgery No. 2 carries out research activities in the area of "Development of surgical technologies for diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries of the digestive system using hybrid (open and minimally invasive) operations"; educational activities for national and English-speaking students of the 4^th and 6^th years of medical faculties, postgraduate students; medical and diagnostic activities for patients of the leading medical institutions of Kharkiv. Professor Igor A. Kryvoruchko became a Laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology in 2009 for the development of methods for treating diseases of the pancreas. His professional skills include thoracic and abdominal surgery, vascular operations, operations in the field of diseases of the liver, extrahepatic ducts and pancreas, and colorectal surgery. Professor Igor A. Kryvoruchko has been the author and co-author of more than 900 scientific publications on various surgery problems and 42 books and textbooks for doctors and students. Professor has been an active member of the International Society of Surgery, European Pancreatic Club, World Society of Emergency Surgery, and National Surgical Unions. Kryvoruchko I.A. has been an Honored Worker of Science and Technology in Ukraine since 2021.

2. Publications

The following are some of my publications:

• «Kryvoruchko IA, Sykal MO, Yevtushenko OV. Predicting early mortality in treatment of patients with acute infectious pancreatitis using two surgical strategies. Medical Science, 2021, 25(111), 1092—1105»
• «Novosti Khirurgii. 2020 Jul-Aug; Vol 28 (5): 565—576. Modern Minimally Invasive Sphincter-Sparing Techniques of Surgical Treatment of Anal Fistulas I.A. Kryvoruchko, T.M. Firsyk»
• «Kryvoruchko IA et al. Predicting of Postoperative Mortality in Cases of Abdominal Sepsis for Two Surgical Strategies Using a New Mathematical Model: Two Centers Review of a 10 Years’ Experience with the Same Diagnostic and Tactical Approaches to the Treatment AMHSR. 2021;11:383-392»
• «Kryvoruchko IA and Olefir OS. „The Assessment of the Severity of Patients with Generalized Intra-abdominal Infection: An Emphasis on the Predictive Value of Reducing Abdominal Perfusion Pressure in the Complex Treatment of Patients“. Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 5.11 (2021)»
• Sartelli, M., Coccolini, F., Kluger, Y. et al. WSES/GAIS/SIS-E/WSIS/AAST global clinical pathways for patients with intra-abdominal infections.World J Emerg Surg 16, 49 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-021-00387-8.
• Coccolini, F., Cicuttin, E., Cremonini, C. et al. A pandemic recap: lessons we have learned. World J Emerg Surg16, 46 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-021-00393-w .
• ASSOCIATION OF SCREENING MARKERS OF COAGULATION WITH THE SHORT-TERM OUTCOME IN THE SMALL BOWEL OBSTRUCTION IN ADULTS: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY. Kryvoruchko, I.A., Olefir, A.S., Antonova, M.S. Wiadomosci lekarskie (Warsaw, Poland : 1960), 2022, 75(9), pp. 2244—2251.
• SURGICAL TREATMENT OF ACUTE SMALL BOWEL OBSTRUCTION: CLINICAL AND LABORATORY PARAMETERS ASSOCIATED WITH STRANGULATION AND EARLY MORTALITY AFTER SURGERY. Kryvoruchko, I.A., Boyko, V.V., Sartelli, M., …Catena, F., Olefir, O.S. Wiadomosci lekarskie (Warsaw, Poland : 1960), 2022, 75(12), pp. 2891—2900.
• THE USE OF 5-AMINOLEVULINIC ACID GEL IN THE TREATMENT OF DIABETIC FOOT SYNDROME. Ivanova, Yu.V., Gramatiuk, S.M., Prasol, V.A., …Hartl, G., Sargsyan, K. Problemi Endokrinnoi Patologii, 2022, 79(4), pp. 74–84.
• Sartelli, M., Labricciosa, F.M., Coccolini, F. et al. It is time to define an organizational model for the prevention and management of infections along the surgical pathway: a worldwide cross-sectional survey. World J Emerg Surg 17, 17 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-022-00420-4.
• Reichert, M., Sartelli, M., Weigand, M.A. et al. Two years later: Is the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic still having an impact on emergency surgery? An international cross-sectional survey among WSES members. World J Emerg Surg 17, 34 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-022-00424-0.
• Coccolini, F., Corradi, F., Sartelli, M. et al. Postoperative pain management in non-traumatic emergency general surgery: WSES-GAIS-SIAARTI-AAST guidelines. World J Emerg Surg 17, 50 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-022-00455-7.
• Time for a paradigm shift in shared decision-making in trauma and emergency surgery? Results from an international survey. World J Emerg Surg 18, 14 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-022-00464-6.
• Cobianchi, L., Piccolo, D., Dal Mas, F. et al. Correction: Surgeons’ perspectives on artificial intelligence to support clinical decision-making in trauma and emergency contexts: results from an international survey.World J Emerg Surg 18, 22 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-023-00493-9.
• IA Kryvoruchko, VV Boyko, M Sartelli et al. Pancreatic Necrosis Infection as a Determinant of Multiple Organ Failure and Mortality in Acute Pancreatitis. Pathogens, 2023, 3(12). 428 https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogen
• Yuriy O. Vinnyk, Igor A. Kryvoruchko, Valeriy V. Boyko, Yulia V. Ivanova, Svetlana Gramatiuk, Karine Sargsyan. Investigate the Possibility of Using Phosphorescence in Clinical Oncology as an Early Prognostic Test in Detecting Brain Carcinogenesis. Journal of Fluorescence. 2023/4/27 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-023-03237-9
• Igor A. Kryvoruchko, Plamen Staikov, Valeriy V. Boyko, Massimo Sartelli, Yulia V. Ivanova, Andrij Honcharov, Svetlana Gramatiuk & Karine Sargsyan. Physiological stress level and screening for malnutrition as preoperative predictors of postoperative complications in pancreatic surgery: a retrospective study. BMC Surg 23, 156 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-023-02062-y
• Worldwide Antimicrobial Resistance National/International Network Group (WARNING) Collaborators. Ten golden rules for optimal antibiotic use in hospital settings: the WARNING call to action. World J Emerg Surg18, 50 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-023-00518-3
• Tamer A A M Habeeb, Abdulzahra Hussain, Mauro Podda, Alberto Aiolfi, Igor A Kryvoruchko, et al. Intraoperative endomanometric laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication improves postoperative outcomes in large sliding hiatus hernia with severe gastroesophageal reflux disease. A retrospective cohort study. Int J Surgery. 2023. Aug 10. doi: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000000659
• Svetlana Mykolaiivna Gramatiuk, Yulia Viktorovna Ivanova, Arsen Arsenievich Hudyma, Karine Sargsyan, Igor Andreevich Kryvoruchko, Inna Sergeevna Puliaieva. Differentiation of neurosphere after transplantation into the damaged spinal cord. JOURNAL of MEDICINE and LIFE. VOL: 16 ISSUE: 4 APRIL 2. 2023. 689—698. DOI 10.25122/jml-2022-0346
• Yulia Ivanova, Svitlana Gramatiuk, Igor Kryvoruchko, Mykhailo Tymchenko, Kyrylo Goltsev, Karine Sargsyan. Investigating the joint application of negative pressure wound treatment and tissue therapy for chronic wounds in patients with diabetes. JOURNAL of MEDICINE and LIFE. VOL: 16 ISSUE: 7 JULY 2023. 1098—1104.

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