Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nurcan Kızılcık
Anesthesiology
About Nurcan Kızılcık
Assoc. Prof. Nurcan Kızılcık is an experienced anesthesiologist and intensivist with a strong academic and clinical background. She earned her Associate Professorship in Anesthesiology from Yeditepe University in 2019. Since 2022 she has been serving at Akıbadem Health Group, where she applies advanced perioperative care and intensive care practices. Her professional interests include regional anesthesia, thoracic and cardiovascular anesthesia, and critical care medicine. She is an active member of several national and international organizations: the Turkish Society of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, the Turkish Intensive Care Association, the Turkish Medical Association, the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, the European Society of Regional Anaesthesia, the Thoracic Cardiovascular Anesthesia and Intensive Care Society, and the Association of Regional Anesthesia. Assoc. Prof. Kızılcık is committed to delivering high-quality patient care, advancing regional anesthesia techniques, and contributing to education and research in anesthesiology and intensive care.
Subspecialties
- Regional anesthesia
- Neuraxial anesthesia
- Ultrasound-guided neuraxial positioning
- Thoracic anesthesia
- Cardiovascular anesthesia
- Critical care medicine
- Difficult airway management in obese patients
- Perioperative pain management
- Postoperative analgesia
- Postoperative nausea and vomiting prevention
- General anesthesia
- Pediatric emergence agitation prevention after sevoflurane anesthesia
Education
- 2019 Yeditepe University Anesthesiology A.D / Associate Professorship
- 2009 Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Anesthesiology and Reanimation
- 1998 Trakya University Faculty of Medicine
Experience
- 2022 Acibadem Health Group
- 2010 – 2022 Yeditepe University Anesthesiology A. D
- 2008 – 2010 Afyonkarahisar State Hospital
Professional Memberships
- Turkish Society of Anesthesiology and Reanimation
- Turkish Intensive Care Association
- The European Society of Regional Anaesthesia
- Turkish Medical Association
- European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care
- Thoracic Cardiovascular Anesthesia and Intensive Care Society
- Association of Regional Anesthesia
Selected Publications
- The ”Cross-Legged Foetai Sitting Neuraxiai Position”; Is it Beneficial?-A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial Via ultrasound. Türk J Anaesthesio! Reanim 2020;48(5):371-378. Fatma Ferda Kartufan , Emrah Karatay, Nurcan Kızılcık, Özge Köner
- Neck Circumference and Maüampati Test a Predictor for Management Difficult Airway in Obese Patients: A Retrospective Observational Study international Journal of Science and research, 8(1), 1150-1153.(2019) Kizilcik N.Kartufan F.F
- Is There an Upper Limit on Thyromental Distance? International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology, 4(3), 74-78 (2019) Kizilcik N
- Magnesium Sulfate Reduced Opioid Consumption in Obese Patients Undergoing Sleeve Gastrectomy: a Prospective, Randomized Clinical Trial Obesity Surgery, 28(9), 2783-2788 (2018) Kizilcik N.Koner O
- Mid-caîf level as a puncture site is not safe enough for thermal ablation of the smail saphenous vein. SAGE Öpen Medicine, 5(1), 1-4 (2017) Sanioglu S, Yerebakan H, Özgen A, ozdemir H, Kiziicik N, Farsak MB.
- The effects of Intra-articular levobupivacain versus levobupivacain plus magnesium sulfate on postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing arthroscopic meniscectomy: A prospective randomized controlled study Açta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 51(2), 104-109. (2017) Kizilcik N, Özler T, Menda F, Ulucay C, Koner O, Altintas F.
- Comparison of Dexamethasone-Dimenhydrinate and Dexamethasone~Ondansetron in Prevention of Nausea and Vomiting In Postoperative Patients Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 41(1), 204-210 (2017) Kizilcik N.Biioen S,Menda F et al.
- Effects of a fentanyl-propofol mixture on propofo! injection pain: a randomized clinical trial Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 68(6), 556- 560 (2015) Kizilcik N. Menda F/Biigen S,Keskin 0,Koner O.
- Effect of ketamine versus alfentanil follovving midazolam in preventing emergence agitation in children after sevoflurane anaesthesia: A prospective randomized clinical trial Journal of International Medİca! Research, 42(6), 1262-1271 (2014) Bilgen S, Koner O, Karacay S, Kizilcik N, Kaspar EC, Sozubir S.
- Effect of morphine on lower urinary tract discomfort after transurethral resection of prostate under general anesthesia: a randomized ciinical study . Journal of Anesthesia, 27(5), 720-724 (2013) Menda F, Temur S, Bilgen S, Yencilek F, Koyuncu HFI, Kizilcik N, Koner O.
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