Acibadem Specialist
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dilek Altun
Anesthesiology
23+ years experienceLanguages: Turkish, EnglishOnline consultation
Profile
About Dilek Altun
Assoc. Prof. Dilek Altun is an experienced anesthesiologist with a strong clinical and academic background. She completed her specialty training in Anesthesiology and Reanimation at Bakırköy M.D. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital in 2010. Since 2018, she has been affiliated with Acıbadem Health Group, where she continues to provide patient-centered anesthetic care and contribute to clinical practice. Her work combines deep clinical expertise with a commitment to safe, effective perioperative management.
Subspecialties
- Perioperative anesthetic management
- General anesthesia
- Spinal anesthesia
- Intrathecal bupivacaine anesthesia
- Intrathecal levobupivacaine anesthesia
- Propofol injection pain prevention
- Cardiac surgery anesthesia
- Pediatric cardiac surgery anesthesia
- Perioperative hemodynamic monitoring
- Intensive care unit patient management
- Acute respiratory distress syndrome
- Pulmonary hypertensive crisis
- Hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis in pregnancy
- Therapeutic plasma exchange
Education
- 2010 Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital Anesthesiology and Reanimation
- 2001 Uludag University Faculty of Medicine
Experience
- 2018 Acibadem Health Group
- 2012 Başkent University Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation Istanbul Health Practice and Research Center
- 2010 – 2012 Bogazlian State Hospital
- 2003 – 2005 Capa Red Crescent Blood Center / Team Doctor
Selected Publications
- The effect of modified ultrafiltration duration on pulmonary functions and hemodynamics in newborns and infants following arterial switch operation Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2014 Sep;15(7):600-7. doi:10.1097/PCC.0000000000000178 Türköz A, Tunçay E, Balci ŞT, Can MG, Altun D, Türköz R, Ündar A.
- Selective cerebral perfusion with aortic cannulation and short-term hypothermic circulatory arrest in aortic arch reconstruction. Perfusion. 2013 Jul;17.(DOI:10.1177/0267659113496581) Turkoz R., Sarıtas B., Ozker E., Vuran C., Yoruker U., Balcı S., Altun D., Turkoz A.
- Pulmonary Hypertensive Crisis in an Infant Operated for Aortic Interruption: A Case Report Journal of Chest Cardiovascular Anesthesia and Intensive Care. 15.07.2013 Altun D., Ö. Çınar, Balcı S., E. Özker, B. Sarıtaş, Ayabakan C., R. Türköz, A. Türköz.
- Comparison of the Efficacy of Intrathecal Bupivacaine and Levobupivacaine in Arthroscopic Knee Surgery Bakirkoy Medical Journal. 2013 Altun D., Güray D., Çetingök H., Kucur E., Eren G., Çukurova Z.
- Comparison of the effects of monitoring renal function with RIFLE and AKIN Scores on mortality and morbidity in intensive care unit patients Bakirkoy Medical Journal. 2013;9:69-72 Kücür T. E., Demir G., Duman E., Altun D., Çetingök H., Hergünsel O., Çukurova Z.
- An Alternative Treatment In Hypertriglyceridemia Induced Acute Pancreatitis In Pregnancy J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2012 Apr-Jun; 28(2): 252-254. (DOI:10.4103/0970-9185.94913) Altun D., Eren G., Çukurova Z., Hergünsel O., Yaşar L.
- A New Supportive Therapy Applied To Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Turkiye Klinikleri J Med Sci 2012;32(1):294-300. Çukurova Z., Eren G., Hergünsel O., Altun D., Kuşku A., Çetingök H., Polat Y., Zeydan A., Durdu B., Akgül A.
- Therapeutic Plasma Exchange In An Uncommon Disease:Stiff-Person Syndrome. Turkiye Klinikleri J MedSCI 2012;32(6):1762-5 (DOI:10.5336/meddci.2011-24476) Hergünsel O., Altun D., Çukurova Z., Eren G., Yayla V.
- Can Propofol Injection Pain Be Prevented? Bakirkoy Medical Journal. 2012;8:159-165. Çetingök H., Aruğaslan G., Altun D., Balkan B., Çukurova Z., Hergünsel O.
- Comparison of the effects of crystalloids and colloids on hemodynamics in coronary artery bypass grafting surgery using a minimally invasive cardiac output monitor (Flotrac-Vigileo) Bakirkoy Medical Journal 2012;8:126-135
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