Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Dilek

1995 — Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine

2003 — Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation

2005 — Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine — Assistant Professor

2012 — Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine — Associate Professor

Intensive care

Advanced life support

Mechanical ventilation

Surgical nutrition

General practitioner in Bayburt Province

Private Kadıköy Şifa Hospital, Istanbul — Specialist physician

Şentürk E, Çakar N, Özcan PE, Güçyetmez B, Dogan L, Kaynar AM, et al. Observational study for perioperative intensive care unit (OPICU): Planned and unplanned ICU admissions, follow-up, discharge, and outcomes. J Clin Anesth. 2026;116:112323. doi:10.1016/j.jclinane.2026.112323. PMID: 42945909.

Ozaras R, Dilek A, Sunbul M, Leblebicioglu H. Association between Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): A systematic review. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021;43(11):1727-1728. doi:10.1017/ice.2021.388. PMID: 34462024.

Kaya T, Dilek A, Ozaras R, Balcik OS, Leblebicioglu H. COVID 19 and febrile neutropenia: Case report and systematic review. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2022;47:102305. doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2022.102305. PMID: 35272019.

Dilek A, Ozaras R, Ozkaya S, Sunbul M, Sen EI, Leblebicioglu H. COVID-19-associated mucormycosis: Case report and systematic review. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2021;44:102148. doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2021.102148. PMID: 34454090.

Yilmaz N, Koksal E, Ozgen GU, Ozen E, Dilek A, Karakaya D, et al. Anesthetic Management of Urgent Cesarean Section with Undiagnosed Transposition of Great Arteries. Med Arch. 2016;70(3):226-8. doi:10.5455/medarh.2016.70.226-228. PMID: 27594753.

Sunbul M, Esen S, Fletcher TE, Dilek A, Guler N, Beeching NJ, et al. A fatal case of healthcare associated Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever with severe disease and multi-organ failure. J Infect. 2015;72(2):253-5. doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2015.10.005. PMID: 26493271.

Ulger F, Dilek A, Esen S, Sunbul M, Leblebicioglu H. Are healthcare workers' mobile phones a potential source of nosocomial infections? Review of the literature. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2015;9(10):1046-53. doi:10.3855/jidc.6104. PMID: 26517478.

Leblebicioglu H, Koksal I, Rosenthal VD, Akan ÖA, Özgültekin A, Kendirli T, et al. Impact of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) Multidimensional Hand Hygiene Approach, over 8 years, in 11 cities of Turkey. J Infect Prev. 2014;16(4):146-154. doi:10.1177/1757177414560249. PMID: 28989420.

Avci B, Alacam H, Dilek A, Kozan A. Effects of asymmetric dimethylarginine on inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-10) in rats. Toxicol Ind Health. 2013;31(3):268-73. doi:10.1177/0748233712472524. PMID: 23299191.

Leblebicioglu H, Erben N, Rosenthal VD, Sener A, Uzun C, Senol G, et al. Surgical site infection rates in 16 cities in Turkey: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC). Am J Infect Control. 2015;43(1):48-52. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2014.09.017. PMID: 25564124.

Gümüş N, Dilek A, Ülger F, Köksal E, Çetinoğlu EÇ, Özkan F, et al. Comparison of LMA CTrach and Video Laryngoscope in Endotracheal Intubation. Turk J Anaesthesiol Reanim. 2014;42(5):251-6. doi:10.5152/TJAR.2014.58815. PMID: 27366431.

Dilek A, Alacam H, Ulger F, Bedir A, Ulus A, Murat N, et al. Comparison of predictive powers of S100B and cell-free plasma DNA values in intensive care unit patients with intracranial hemorrhage. J Crit Care. 2013;28(5):883.e1-7. doi:10.1016/j.jcrc.2013.03.005. PMID: 23683570.

Leblebicioglu H, Ersoz G, Rosenthal VD, Yalcin AN, Akan OA, Sirmatel F, et al. Impact of a multidimensional infection control approach on catheter-associated urinary tract infection rates in adult intensive care units in 10 cities of Turkey: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium findings (INICC). Am J Infect Control. 2013;41(10):885-91. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2013.01.028. PMID: 23623158.

Leblebicioglu H, Öztürk R, Rosenthal VD, Akan ÖA, Sirmatel F, Ozdemir D, et al. Impact of a multidimensional infection control approach on central line-associated bloodstream infections rates in adult intensive care units of 8 cities of Turkey: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC). Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob. 2013;12:10. doi:10.1186/1476-0711-12-10. PMID: 23641950.

Teksan L, Baris S, Karakaya D, Dilek A. A dose study of remifentanil in combination with propofol during tracheobronchial foreign body removal in children. J Clin Anesth. 2013;25(3):198-201. doi:10.1016/j.jclinane.2012.10.008. PMID: 23567483.

Kelsaka E, Karakaya D, Baris S, Sarihasan B, Dilek A. Effect of intramuscular and intravenous lidocaine on propofol induction dose. Med Princ Pract. 2010;20(1):71-4. doi:10.1159/000319761. PMID: 21160218.

Ulger F, Bozkurt A, Bilge SS, Ilkaya F, Dilek A, Bostanci MO, et al. The antinociceptive effects of intravenous dexmedetomidine in colorectal distension-induced visceral pain in rats: the role of opioid receptors. Anesth Analg. 2009;109(2):616-22. doi:10.1213/ane.0b013e3181a9fae2. PMID: 19608839.

Ulger F, Esen S, Dilek A, Yanik K, Gunaydin M, Leblebicioglu H. Are we aware how contaminated our mobile phones with nosocomial pathogens?. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob. 2009;8:7. doi:10.1186/1476-0711-8-7. PMID: 19267892.

Ulger F, Dilek A, Karakaya D, Senel A, Sarihasan B. Fatal fever of unknown origin in acute cervical spinal cord injury: five cases. J Spinal Cord Med. 2009;32(3):343-8. doi:10.1080/10790268.2009.11760788. PMID: 19810636.

Sentürk NM, Dilek A, Camci E, Sentürk E, Orhan M, Tuğrul M, et al. Effects of positive end-expiratory pressure on ventilatory and oxygenation parameters during pressure-controlled one-lung ventilation. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2005;19(1):71-5. doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2004.11.013. PMID: 15747273.