Education
Primary & Middle School: Hamdullah Suphi Tanrıöver Primary School, Istanbul (1986-1994)
High School: Yeşilköy 50. Yıl Anatolian High School (1994-1997)
University: Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (1997-2003)
Professional Experience
Resident: Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Edirne (2005-2006)
Resident: Ministry of Health Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Istanbul (2006-2011)
Specialist: Iğdır State Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Iğdır - Compulsory Public Service (2011-2011)
Subspecialty Fellowship: Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Pediatric Intensive Care Fellowship, Adana (2011-2014)
Specialist: Adıyaman University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Intensive Care - Compulsory Public Service (2015-2016)
Specialist: University of Health Sciences, Istanbul Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit - Establishment and Operational Phase (2016-Present)
Congresses & Courses Attended
Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP Course), Istanbul (February 22-24, 2006)
Ministry of Health Istanbul Göztepe T.R.H. 2nd Pediatric Health Days, Istanbul (March 20-21, 2007)
51st Turkish National Pediatrics Congress, Kyrenia/TRNC (November 07-11, 2007)
5th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Antalya (April 08-12, 2008)
3rd Europaediatrics, Istanbul/Turkey (June 14-17, 2008)
Ministry of Health Istanbul Göztepe T.R.H. 3rd Pediatric Health Days, Istanbul (March 24-25, 2009)
53rd Turkish National Pediatrics Congress, Muğla (October 21-25, 2009)
6th Uludağ Pediatrics Congress, Bursa (March 07-10, 2010)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS/ÇİYAD) Course, Istanbul (April 26-27, 2010)
32nd Pediatrics Days, Istanbul (April 27-30, 2010)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS/ÇİYAD) Course, Cukurova University, Adana (November 17, 2011)
9th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Ankara (April 30 - May 4, 2012)
Mechanical Ventilation Course, Ankara (April 30 - May 4, 2012)
10th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Antalya (April 3-7, 2013)
7th World Congress on Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care, Istanbul/Turkey (May 4-7, 2014)
12th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Antalya (April 15-19, 2015)
Ultrasonography Course in Critically Ill Children, Antalya (April 15-19, 2015)
13th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Izmir (October 5-8, 2016)
Ultrasonography Course in Critically Ill Children, Izmir (October 5-8, 2016)
14th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Adana (October 18-21, 2017)
15th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Hilton Bodrum (October 18-20, 2018)
16th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Susesi Hotel, Antalya (October 2-5, 2019)
18th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Titanic Mardan Hotel, Antalya (November 2-5, 2022)
- Ufuk Yükselmiş, Servet Erdal Adal, Fatma Demir, Koray Yalçın, Ümit Sarıtaş, Yelda Türkmenoğlu. Comparison of Dubowitz, New Ballard and Eregie Methods Accompanied by USG or LMP for Determination of Gestational Age and Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Eregie Method. Okmeydanı Medical Journal 29(2):81-88, 2013. DOI: 10.5222/otd.2013.081 (Thesis Work)
- Fatma Demir, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Mehmet Yusuf Sarı, Gökten Korkmaz, Emine Türkkan, Servet Erdal Adal. Effects of Iron Deficiency Anemia on Thyroid Hormones. Abant Med J 2013;2:1-6. DOI: 10.5505/abantmedj.2013.63835
- Konca Ç, Yıldızdaş D, Sarı Y, Yükselmiş U, Horoz Ö, Yılmaz Y. Evaluation of Children Poisoned by Calcium Channel Blockers or Beta-Blockers. Turkish Archives of Pediatrics 2013; 48: 138-44. DOI: 10.4274/tpa.133
- M. Yusuf Sarı, Dinçer Yıldızdaş, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Özden Özgür Horoz, Özlem Hergüner, Hayri Levent Yılmaz. Case Report of Treatment-Resistant Status Epilepticus Secondary to Endosulfan Poisoning. Journal of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care 2014;1(2):109-112. DOI: 10.5505/cayb.2014.83997
- Sinem Sarı Gökay, Hayri Levent Yılmaz, Tuğçe Çelik, Özlem Tolu Kendir, Özden Özgür Horoz, Yusuf Sarı, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Dinçer Yıldızdaş. Evaluation of Poisoning Cases Brought to Our Pediatric Emergency Department. Journal of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care 2014;1(2):81-86. DOI: 10.5505/cayb.2014.55264
- Ufuk Yükselmiş, Yeşim Acar, Yelda Türkmenoğlu, Servet Erdal Adal. A Case of Pleural Effusion Associated with Infectious Mononucleosis and Its Causative Agent Epstein-Barr Virus. J Kartal TR 2014;25(2):159-161. DOI: 10.5505/jkartaltr.2014.77699
- Benan Bayrakcı, Selman Kesici, Tanıl Kendirli, Gökhan Kalkan, Aydın Sarı, Necvan Tokmak, Gökmen Yılmaz, Orkun Baloğlu, İrfan Şencan. Evaluation report of pediatric intensive care units in Turkey. Turk J Med Sci (2014) 44: 1073-1086. DOI: 10.3906/sag-1307-102
- Sarı MY, Yıldızdaş RD, Yükselmiş U, Horoz ÖÖ. Our patients followed up with a diagnosis of neurogenic pulmonary edema. Turk Pediatri Ars. 2015 Dec 1;50(4):241-4. DOI: 10.5152/TurkPediatriArs.2015.1411
- Sema Yilmaz, Riza Dincer Yildizdas, Oguz Dursun, Bulent Karapinar, Tanil Kendirli, Demet Demirkol, Agop Citak, Alphan Kupesiz, Hakan Tekguc, Muhterem Duyu, Pinar Yazici, Ufuk Yukselmis, Caglar Odek, Ayhan Yaman, Suleyman Bayraktar, Guntulu Şık, Fatma Betul Cak
ir. Noninvasive ventilation in children with cancer in acute respiratory failure. Journal of Acute Disease. 2017; 6(1): 23-27. DOI: 10.12980/jad.6.2017joad_2016_46 - Ufuk Yukselmis, Mustafa Özçetin, Yakup Cag, Dincer Yildizdas, Hayri Levent Yılmaz. The Role of Plasmapheresis in Organophosphate Poisoning: Case Reports of Three Pediatric Patients. Turkish Journal of Pediatrics 2017; 59: 489-494. DOI: 10.24953/turkjped.2017.04.020
- Ufuk Yukselmis, Saniye Girit, Yakup Cag, Mustafa Özçetin. A child with acute liver failure associated with influenza A and resolved with plasma Exchange treatment. Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2018. DOI: 10.1177/1024907918754441
- Korkmaz G, Özçetin M, Çağ Y, Yükselmiş U, Öngel V, Işık O. Thyroid function in healthy and unhealthy preterm newborns. Afr Health Sci. 2018 Jun;18(2):378-383. DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v18i2.23
- Kockuzu E, Bayrakcı B, Kesici S, Cıtak A, Karapınar B, Emeksiz S, Anıl AB, Kendirli T, Yukselmis U, Sevketoglu E, Paksu Ş, Kutlu O, Agın H, Yıldızdas D, Keskin H, Kalkan G, Hasanoglu A, Yazıcı MU, Sık G, K
ılınc A, Durak F, Perk O, Talip M, Yener N, Uzuner S. Comprehensive Analysis of Severe Viral Infections of Respiratory Tract admitted to PICUs during the Winter Season in Turkey. Indian J C rit Care Med. 2019 Jun;23(6):263-269. DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23177 - Yakup Cag, Abdurrahman Avar Özdemir, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Ezgi Akdeniz, Mustafa Özçetin. Association Between Rapid Antigen Testing and Antibiotic Use and Accuracy of Peripheral Blood Parameters in Detecting Group A Streptococcus in Children With Tonsillopharyngitis. Front Pediatr 2019 Aug 2;7:322. DOI: 10.3389/fped.2019.00322
- Nagehan Aslan, Dincer Yildizdas, Ozden Ozgur Horoz, Faruk Ekinci, Turkish POCUS Study Group. Point-of-care ultrasound use in pediatric intensive care units in Turkey. The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics 2020; 62: 770-777. DOI: 10.24953/turkjped.2020.05.008
- Gunay Rona, Meral Arifoglu, Hediye Pinar Gunbey, Ufuk Yukselmis. Restricted diffusion of the corpus callosum in extensive neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Medicine Science 2021;10(1):230-2. DOI: 10.5455/medscience.2020.07.152
- Rona G, Arifoğlu M, Günbey HP, Yükselmiş U. Influenza A (H1N1)-Associated Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy with Unusual Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in a Child. Compr Clin Med. 2021;3(7):1528-1533. DOI: 10.1007/s42399-021-00928-x
- Faruk Ekinci, Dincer Yildizdas, Ozden Ozgur Horoz, Nagehan Aslan, The Society of Pediatric Emergency Intensive Care Medicine of Turkey-Sedoanalgesia Study Group. Sedation and Analgesia Practices in Pediatric Intensive Care Units: A Survey of 27 Centers from Turkey. Pediatr Intensive Care 2021; 10(04): 289-297. DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1716886
- Collaborators: Yukselmis U. X-linked recessive TLR7 deficiency in ~1% of men under 60 years old with life-threatening COVID-19. Sci Immunol 2021 Aug 19;6(62):eabl4348. DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abl4348
- Collaborators: Yukselmis U. Autoantibodies neutralizing type I IFNs are present in ~ 4% of uninfected individuals over 70 years old and account for ~ 20% of COVID-19 deaths. Sci Immunol 2021 Aug 19;6(62):eabl4340. DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abl
4340 - Collaborators: Yukselmis U. Rare predicted loss-of-function variants of type I IFN immunity genes are associated with life-threatening COVID-19. Genome Med. 2023 Apr 5;15(1):22. DOI: 10.1186/s13073-023-01173-8
- Alara Altıntaş, Ceren Çetin, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Ayşe Karaaslan, Serap Demir Tekol, Yasemin Akın. Elizabethkingia Meningoseptica Bacteremia in a Child: A Case Report. South. Clin. Ist. Euras. 2022;33(4):448-450. DOI: 10.14744/scie.2022.25428
- Karaaslan A, Çetin C, Tekol SD, Yükselmiş U, Köle MT, Akin Y. Human bocavirus infection in children hospitalized with lower respiratory tract infections. Does viral load affect disease course? Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 15(8):p 354-360, August 2022. DOI: 10.4103/1995-7645.35442
- Akcay Nihal, Kihtir Hasan Serdar, Durak Cansu, Kendirli Tanil, Havan Merve, Kockuzu Esra, Bozan Gurkan, Sevketoglu Esra, TuPCOM Study Group. Children With Acute COVID-19 in PICUs: A Multicenter Study From Turkish Pediatric Critical COVID-19 and MIS-C Study Group. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal: June 01, 2022. DOI: 10.1097/INF.000000000003592
- Mehmet Tolga Kole, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Fatih Alparslan Genç, Yakup Çağ, Feyza Hüsrevoğlu Esen, Kemal Pişmişoğlu, Ayşe Karaaslan, Ceren Çetin, Yasemin Akin. Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) with COVID-19: A Single-Center Experience. J Pediatr Infect Dis. DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1750315
- Emine Caliskan, Safiye Gunes Sager, Ufuk Yukselmis, Ahmet Kasim Kilic, Hediye Pınar Gunbey. Coexistence of longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis and diffuse midline glioma in the brainstem in an adolescent boy with acute flaccid paralysis. Childs Nerv Syst 2023 Sep 22. DOI: 10.1007/s00381-023-06163-0
- Guntulu Sık, Aysegul Inamlık, Nihal Akçay, Selman Kesici, Fatih Aygun, Tanıl Kendırlı, Gurkan Atay, Ozlem Sandal, Fatih Varol, Pınar Yazıcı Ozkaya, Muhterem Duyu, Ahmet Ziya Bırbılen, Serhan Ozcan, Gazi Arslan, Murat Kangın, Suleyman Bayraktar, Umit Altug, Ayşe Berna Anıl, Merve Havan, Ayse Filiz Yetımakman, Tahir Dalkıran, Neslihan Zengın, Arzu Oto, Hasan Serdar Kıhtır, Feyza İnceköy Gırgın, Leyla Telhan, Dincer Yıldızdas, Nazik Yener, Ufuk Yukselmıs, Mehmet Alakaya, Mehmet Arda Kılınc, Mehmet Celegen, Adem Dursun, Fatih Battal, Ferhat Sarı, Murat Ozkale, Sevgi Topal, Celebi Kocaoğlu, Abdullah Yazar, Nuri Alacakır, Caglar Odek, Ayhan Yaman, Agop Cıtak. Mortality risk factors among critically ill children with MIS-C in PICUs: a multicenter study. Pediatr Res 2023 Aug;94(2):730-737. DOI: 10.1038/s41390-023-02518-0
- Ufuk Yükselmiş, Merve Akçay, Omar Alomari, Müge Kömürcüoğlu Yılmaz. A case report of combined hemoperfusion and hemodiafiltration utilization in pediatric severe Quetiapine poisoning. Journal of Medicine, Surgery, and Public Health 202
4 Dec;4:100147. DOI: 10.1016/j.glmedi.2024.100147 - Ulviye Kıvrak, Mehmet Tolga Köle, Güzide Akçay, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Fatih Alparslan Genç, Ayşe Karaaslan, Ceren Çetin, Aysu Karatay Arsan, Yasemin Akın. Evaluation of Long-term Posterior Segment Parameters in Children Who Had Recovered From Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome. Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging Retina 2024;55(9):518-526. DOI: 10.3928/23258160-20240415-01
- Sager G, Yükselmiş U, Güzel O, Türkyılmaz A, Akçay M. Ketogenic Diet Experience in a Child with CLCN4-Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder. Balkan J Med Genet. 2024;26(2):77-82. DOI: 10.2478/bjmg-2023-0013
- Çağ Y, Köle MT, Erdem A, Pişmişoğlu K, Yükselmiş U, Çiçek F, Dereli M, Esen F, Akın Y. Epidemiology of pediatric electrical injuries of a tertiary city hospital in Istanbul: Five years of experience. Ann Clin Anal Med. 2024;15(11). DOI: 10.4328/ACAM.22221
- Yükselmiş U, Sağer S.G, Akçay M. et al. Fatal Late-Onset Presentation of Ornithine Transcarbamylase (OTC) Deficiency: A Case Report Highlighting Diagnostic Challenges and Cerebral Complications. Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry 2025;40(1):12-20. DOI: 10.1007/s12291-025-01307-2
- Söbü E, Yükselmiş U, Köle MT, Akın Y, Esen FH. Lactate Levels in Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Is There an Association Between the Severity of Acidosis and Length of Hospital Stay with Elevated Lactate Levels? Istanbul Med J 2025;26(1):11-15. DOI: 10.4274/imj.galenos.2024.39024
- Yazı Z, Zehir NH, Akçay M, Yükselmiş U, Çetin C, Karaaslan A. Evaluation of Pediatric Patients Diagnosed with Measles: A Retrospective Study in Istanbul. J Pediatr Infect Dis. 2025;20(1):1-7. DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1791828
- Akcay N, Tosun D, Bingol I, Menentoglu ME, Sevketoglu E, Varol F, Kurtis GA, Kangin M, Bayraktar S, Kilinc MA, Ayguler E, Yukselmis U, Kocoglu Barlas U, Ozel A, Bursal B, Yuce S. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of children with measles requiring pediatric intensive care: a multicenter study in Istanbul. Eur J Pediatr 2026 May 7;185(6):356. DOI: 10.1007/s00431-026-07033-y
Oral Presentations & Posters
- P-169: Begüm Zeren, Koray Yalçın, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Yeşim Acar, Fügen Pekün. "Acute Respiratory and Heart Failure in a 3.5-Year-Old Patient Presenting with Abdominal Pain." 53rd Turkish National Pediatrics Congress, Muğla (October 21-25, 2009)
- P-76: Ufuk Yükselmiş, Burcu Tufan, Yeşim Acar, Emine Türkkan, Fügen Pekün. "EBV-CMV Co-infection and Pleural Effusion Associated with EBV." 6th Uludağ Pediatrics Winter Congress, Bursa (March 07-10, 2010)
- P-78: Ufuk Yükselmiş, Burcu Tufan, Yeşim Acar, Emine Türkkan, Fügen Pekün. "A Rare Complication of Meningococcal Meningitis: Subdural Effusion." 6th Uludağ Pediatrics Winter Congress, Bursa (March 07-10, 2010)
- P-83: İhsan Kafadar, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Berna Hamilçıkan, Fügen Pekün. "A Case of SSPE Presenting with Atypical EEG Findings." 6th Uludağ Pediatrics Winter Congress, Bursa (March 07-10, 2010)
- P-244: Ufuk Yükselmiş, Servet Erdal Adal, Ümit Sarıtaş, Koray Yalçın, Hüseyin Dağ, Emine Türkkan, Yelda Türkmenoğlu. "Comparison of Dubowitz, New Ballard, and Eregie Methods Accompanied by Ultrasonography or Last Menstrual Period and Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Eregie Method as a Simple Tool." 55th Turkish National Pediatrics Congress, Antalya (October 12-16, 2011)
- Poster-60: Yusuf Sarı, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Dinçer Yıldızdaş, Özden Özgür Horoz. "Case Report of Treatment-Resistant Status Epilepticus Secondary to Endosulfan Poisoning." 9th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Ankara (April 30-May 4, 2012)
- Poster-61: Ufuk Yükselmiş, Dinçer Yıldızdaş, Yusuf Sarı, Özden Özgür Horoz. "The Role of Plasmapheresis in Two Pediatric Patients with Organophosphate Poisoning Unresponsive to Routine Treatment." 9th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Ankara (April 30-May 4, 2012)
- Poster-112: Deniz Kör, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Mehmet Yusuf Sarı, Melekoğlu A, Özden Özgür Horoz, Dinçer Yıldızdaş, Neslihan Önenli Mungan. "Evaluation of Cases Diagnosed with Metabolic Diseases in Our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit." 9th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Ankara (April 30-May 4, 2012)
- Poster Presentation-40: Ufuk Yükselmiş, Dinçer Yıldızdaş, Yusuf Sarı, Özden Özgür Horoz, Sinem Sarı. "Effectiveness of Plication in a Patient Developing Diaphragmatic Paralysis After Congenital Heart Surgery." 10th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Antalya (April 3-7, 2013)
- Oral Presentation-11: Dinçer Yıldızdaş, Suat Kahveci, Yusuf Sarı, Özden Özgür Horoz, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Aysun K. Bayazit. "Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Experiences at Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine Pediatric Intensive Care Unit." 10th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Antalya (April 3-7, 2013)
- Oral Presentation-13: Sema Yılmaz, Dinçer Yıldızdaş, Bülent Karapınar, Muhterem Duyu, Pınar Yazıcı, Oğuz Dursun, Tanıl Kendirli, Demet Demirkol, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Serhan Küpesiz, Hakan Tekgüç, Çağlar Ödek, Ayhan Yaman, Fatma Betül Çakır. "Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation Practices in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Cases with Acute Respiratory Failure in Turkey (Multicenter Study)." 10th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Antalya (April 3-7, 2013)
- Poster Presentation-33: Sinem Sarı Gökay, Hayri Levent Yılmaz, Özden Özgür Horoz, Yusuf Sarı, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Rıza Dinçer Yıldızdaş. "Evaluation of Poisoning Cases Brought to Our Pediatric Emergency Department." 10th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Antalya (April 3-7, 2013)
- Poster Presentation-56: Mehmet Yusuf Sarı, Dinçer Yıldızdaş, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Özden Özgür Horoz. "Our Cases Followed Up with the Diagnosis of Neurogenic Pulmonary Edema." 10th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Antalya (April 3-7, 2013)
- PY-57: Çapan Konca, Dinçer Yıldızdaş, Mehmet Yusuf Sarı, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Özden Özgür Horoz, Hayri Levent Yılmaz. "Evaluation of Children Poisoned by Calcium Channel Blockers or Beta-Blocker Drugs." 10th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Antalya (April 3-7, 2013)
- Poster Presentation-64: Özden Özgür Horoz, Neslihan Önenli Mungan, Gülen Gül Mert, Dinçer Yıldızdaş, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Yusuf Sarı. "A Case Report of Fazio-Londe and Brown-Vialetto-Van Laere Syndrome." 10th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Antalya (April 3-7, 2013)
- Index 938: O. Ozgur Horoz, D. Yildizdas, Y. Sari, I. Unal, U. Yukselmis, F. Ekinci, E. Petmezci. "The Relationship of Abdominal Perfusion Pressure with Mortality in Critically Pediatric Patients." 7th World Congress on Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care, Istanbul/Turkey (May 4-7, 2014)
- Index 1306: E. Petmezci, R.D. Yildizdas, U. Gocen, O. Ozgur Horoz, S. Erdem, M.Y. Sari, U. Yukselmis, F. Ekinci. "Report of First Successful Venoarterial ECMO in Pediatric Case Developing Refractory Shock to Treatment in Pediatric Intensive Care Units Turkey." 7th World Congress on Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care, Istanbul/Turkey (May 4-7, 2014)
- Index 1357: F. Ekinci, D. Yildizdas, O. Ozgur Horoz, S. Iskit, M.Y. Sari, U. Yukselmis, E. Petmezci. "Liver Hematoma Associated with Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Surgery: A Rare Complication." 7th World Congress on Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care, Istanbul/Turkey (May 4-7, 2014)
- Oral Presentation-24: Özden Özgür Horoz, Dinçer Yıldızdaş, Yusuf Sarı, İlker Ünal, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Faruk Ekinci, Ercüment Petmezci. "Relationship Between Abdominal Perfusion Pressure and Mortality in Pediatric Intensive Care Patients." 12th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Antalya (April 15-19, 2015)
- Poster Presentation-143: Burak Poyraz, Özden Özgür Horoz, Rıza Dinçer Yıldızdaş, Ercüment Petmezci, Yusuf Sarı, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Faruk Ekinci, Ufuk Utku Güllü. "A Case of Life-Threatening Arrhythmia Associated with Milrinone Use." 12th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Antalya (April 15-19, 2015)
- Poster Presentation-171: Ufuk Yükselmiş, Çapan Konca, Mehmet Öztekin, Hatice Uygun, İbrahim Hakan Bucak, Mehmet Turgut. "Our Experience of Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation in an ARDS Patient Associated with HCoV-OC 43 Virus Infection." 12th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Antalya (April 15-19, 2015)
- Poster Presentation-122: Ufuk Yükselmiş, İbrahim Hakan Bucak. "Serotonin Syndrome and Multiple Organ Failure Following High-Dose Venlafaxine and Trazodone Ingestion." 13th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Izmir (October 5-8, 2016)
- Poster Presentation-123: Ufuk Yükselmiş. "Experience of Coupled Plasma Filtration Adsorption (CPFA) in Two Pediatric Patients with Septic Shock." 13th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Izmir (October 5-8, 2016)
- Poster Presentation-129: Ufuk Yükselmiş. "Application and Success of Minimally Invasive Venovenous Extracorporeal Carbon Dioxide Removal (VV-ECCO2R) Technique in Two Pediatric Cases with Severe ARDS." 13th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Izmir (October 5-8, 2016)
- Poster Presentation-133: Ufuk Yükselmiş, İbrahim Hakan Bucak, Mehmet Turgut. "Efficacy of Plasmapheresis in a Child with Foodborne Botulism." 13th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Izmir (October 5-8, 2016)
- PS-138: Esra Koçkuzu, Benan Bayrakcı, Selman Kesici, Mutlu Uysal Yazıcı, Agop Çıtak, Güntülü Şık, Bülent Karapınar, Arda Kılınç, Serhat Emeksiz, Ayşe Berna Anıl, Fatih Durak, Tanıl Kendirli, Oktay Perk, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Esra Şevketoğlu, Mey Talip, Şükrü Paksu, Nazik Yener, Onur Kutlu, Selçuk Uzuner, Hasan Ağın, Dinçer Yıldızdaş, Halil Keskin, Gökhan Kalkan, Arzu Hasanoğlu. "Analysis of Patients Requiring Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Admission Due to Viral Infections in the 2017 Winter Season." 14th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Adana (October 18-21, 2017)
- Poster Presentation-163: Ufuk Yükselmiş, Saniye Girit, Yakup Çağ, Mustafa Özçetin. "Hepatic Failure Associated with Influenza A and Efficacy of Plasma Exchange Application." 14th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Adana (October 18-21, 2017)
- Poster Presentation-169: Ufuk Yükselmiş. "A Severe Case of Meningoencephalitis and Its Agent: Streptococcus pneumoniae." 14th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Adana (October 18-21, 2017)
- Oral Presentation-029: Yakup Çağ, Ufuk Yükselmiş. "Distribution of Viral Agents in Patients Followed with Lower Respiratory Tract Infection Diagnosis in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit." 7th Turkish EKMUD International Congress, Antalya (May 8-13, 2018)
- Oral Presentation-37: Anıl Er, Murat Duman, Eylem Ulaş Saz, Hayri Levent Yılmaz, Gülser Esen Besli, Dinçer Yıldızdaş, Tolga Fikri Köroğlu, Nilgün Erkek, Ebru Azapağası, Hurşit Apa, Tanju Çelik, Durgül Yılmaz, Hasan Ağın, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Murat Anıl, Neslihan Zengin, Alkan Bal, Yüksel Bıcılıoğlu, Funda Kurt, Emel Ulusoy, Aykut Çağlar, Caner Turan, Gültaç Evren, Sevcan Bilen, Nagehan Aslan, Ömerhan Başpınar, Selman Kesici, Gülhan Atakul, Ünal Utku Karaarslan, Nihan Şık, Damla Hanalioğlu, Fatma Akgül, Hale Çitlenbik, Ali Yurtseven, Ali Öztürk, Şule Sarı Demir, Gamze Gökalp, Emel Berksoy, Resul Yılmaz, Alaaddin Yorulmaz. "Factors Determining Unresponsiveness to High-Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen Therapy in Children: Prospective Multicenter Study." 15th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Hilton Bodrum (October 18-20, 2018)
- P-021: Ufuk Yükselmiş. "Effectiveness of Wound Care in Meningococcemia." 15th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Hilton Bodrum (October 18-20, 2018)
- P-099: Ufuk Yükselmiş, Mustafa Civil, Esra Kılıç. "From Lower Respiratory Tract Infection to Transverse Myelitis." 15th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Hilton Bodrum (October 18-20, 2018)
- P-081: Ceren Çetin, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Ayşe Karaaslan, Yasemin Akın. "Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection Associated with Ochrobactrum anthropi: Case Report." 12th National Pediatric Infectious Diseases Congress, Belek/Antalya (March 27-31, 2019)
- PP-036: Ufuk Yükselmiş, Merve Akçay, Ceren Çetin, Ayşe Karaaslan, Yasemin Akın. "A Case of Tuberculous Meningitis and Associated Complications." 7th Friends of Children Congress, Istanbul (March 7-9, 2019)
- P-104: Ufuk Yükselmiş, Yakup Çağ. "A Case of Hemiconvulsion-Hemiplegia-Epilepsy Syndrome Presenting with Subdural Hemorrhage." 16th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Antalya (October 2-5, 2019)
- Oral Presentation: Küçük N., Yükselmiş U., Akın Y., Öztürk Hişmi B., Alpay H. "A Cause of Secondary HUS Progressing to End-Stage Renal Disease: Cobalamin Defect." Pediatric Nephrology Society 5th Pediatric Nephrology E-Case Fair, Istanbul/Turkey (December 04, 2020)
- Oral Presentation-01: Nihal Akçay, Cansu Durak, Tanıl Kendirli, Merve Havan, Esra Koçkuzu, Gürkan Bozan, Fatih Varol, Emel Uyar, Gökçen Özçifçi, Güntülü Şık, Kıvanç Terzi, Osman Yeşilbaş, Dinçer Yıldızdaş, Başak Akyıldız, Makbule Nilüfer Yalındağ Öztürk, Abdullah Yazar, Nazik Yener, Mey Talip Petmezci, Süleyman Bayraktar, Arzu Oto, Muhterem Duyu, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Nurettin Onur Kutlu, Ümüt Altuğ, Sevgi Topal, Zeynelabidin Öztürk, Emine Akkuzu, Tolga Besci, Pınar Yazıcı Özkaya, Fatih Durak, Nagehan Aslan, Özlem Saraç Sandal, Çağlar Ödek, Ülkem Kocoğlu Barlas, Mehmet Çeleğen, Hasan Serdar Kıhtır, Murat Özkale, Murat Kangın, Gürkan Atay, Yasemin Çoban, Nuri Alaçakır, Fulya Kamit, Ayhan Yaman, Ayşe Filiz Yetimakman, Ayşe İrem Sofuoğlu, Fatih Aygün, Anar Gurbanov, Murat Ersoy, Şefika Elmas Bozdemir, Eylem Kıral, Ebru Şahin, Oktay Perk, Agop Çıtak, Benan Bayrakçı, Zeynep Gökçe Gayretli Aydın, Faruk Ekinci, Benhur Şirvan Çetin, Feyza İnceköy Girgin, Fatih Akın, Hatice Albayrak, Merve Boyraz, Hatice Sınav Utku, Mutlu Uysal Yazıcı, Gazi Arslan, İrem Ersayoğlu, Ahmet Ziya Birbilen, Ekin Soydan, Beyhan Bülbül, Ebru Atike Ongun, Yasemin Özkale, Mehmet Nur Talay, Seher Erdoğan, Murat Duman, Esra Şevketoğlu. "Mortality Analysis of Acute COVID-19 in Pediatric Intensive Care Units in Turkey - A Multicenter Study." 17th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Antalya (October 13-16, 2021)
- Oral Presentation-08: Güntülü Şık, Ayşegül İnamlık, İbrahim Bingöl, Agageldi Annayev, Agop Çıtak, Nihal Akçay, Esra Şevketoğlu, Selman Kesici, Banu Katlan, Cansu Durak, Fatih Aygün, Emrah Gün, Tanıl Kendirli, Seher Erdoğan, Gürkan Atay, Özlem Sandal, Pınar Seven, Fatih Varol, Ebru Şahin, Pınar Yazıcı Özkaya, Hatice Feray Arı, Muhterem Duyu, Merve Boyraz, Fatih Durak, Ahmet Ziya Birbilen, Serhat Emeksiz, Serhan Özcan, Göktuğ Özdemir, Gazi Arslan, Murat Duman, Murat Kangın, Mehmet Nur Talay, Süleyman Bayraktar, Ümit Altuğ, Gülçin Otar Yener, Ayşe Berna Anıl, Doğa Lüleyap, Merve Havan, Sezer Hermanoğulları, Ayşe Filiz Yetimakman, Eviç Zeynep Başar, Tahir Dalkıran, Mehmet Mercan, Alkan Bal, Neslihan Zengin, Arzu Oto, Nevin Kılıç, Hasan Serdar Kıhtır, Ebru Atike Ongun, Feyza İnceköy Girgin, Makbule Nilüfer Öztürk, Leyla Telhan, Dinçer Yıldızdaş, Faruk Ekinci, Nazik Yener, Muhammed Üdürgücü, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Mehmet Alakaya, Ali Ertuğ Arslanköylü, Mehmet Arda Kılınç, Nurettin Onur Kutlu, Ayşegül Bükülmez, Mehmet Çeleğen, Adem Dursun, Serkan Özsoylu, Fatih Battal, Nurcan Ay Subaşı, Ferhat Sarı, Murat Özkale, Yasemin Özkale, Sevgi Topal, Çelebi Kocaoğlu, Abdullah Yazar, Ahmet Osman KILIÇ, Nuri Alaçakır, Çağlar Ödek, Ayhan Yaman. "Outcomes of Patients Diagnosed with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Associated with COVID-19 in Pediatric Intensive Care in Turkey: A Multicenter Study." 17th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Antalya (October 13-16, 2021)
Education
Primary & Middle School: Hamdullah Suphi Tanrıöver Primary School, Istanbul (1986-1994)
High School: Yeşilköy 50. Yıl Anatolian High School (1994-1997)
University: Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (1997-2003)
Professional Experience
Resident: Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Edirne (2005-2006)
Resident: Ministry of Health Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Istanbul (2006-2011)
Specialist: Iğdır State Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Iğdır - Compulsory Public Service (2011-2011)
Subspecialty Fellowship: Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Pediatric Intensive Care Fellowship, Adana (2011-2014)
Specialist: Adıyaman University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Intensive Care - Compulsory Public Service (2015-2016)
Specialist: University of Health Sciences, Istanbul Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit - Establishment and Operational Phase (2016-Present)
Congresses & Courses Attended
Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP Course), Istanbul (February 22-24, 2006)
Ministry of Health Istanbul Göztepe T.R.H. 2nd Pediatric Health Days, Istanbul (March 20-21, 2007)
51st Turkish National Pediatrics Congress, Kyrenia/TRNC (November 07-11, 2007)
5th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Antalya (April 08-12, 2008)
3rd Europaediatrics, Istanbul/Turkey (June 14-17, 2008)
Ministry of Health Istanbul Göztepe T.R.H. 3rd Pediatric Health Days, Istanbul (March 24-25, 2009)
53rd Turkish National Pediatrics Congress, Muğla (October 21-25, 2009)
6th Uludağ Pediatrics Congress, Bursa (March 07-10, 2010)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS/ÇİYAD) Course, Istanbul (April 26-27, 2010)
32nd Pediatrics Days, Istanbul (April 27-30, 2010)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS/ÇİYAD) Course, Cukurova University, Adana (November 17, 2011)
9th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Ankara (April 30 - May 4, 2012)
Mechanical Ventilation Course, Ankara (April 30 - May 4, 2012)
10th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Antalya (April 3-7, 2013)
7th World Congress on Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care, Istanbul/Turkey (May 4-7, 2014)
12th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Antalya (April 15-19, 2015)
Ultrasonography Course in Critically Ill Children, Antalya (April 15-19, 2015)
13th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Izmir (October 5-8, 2016)
Ultrasonography Course in Critically Ill Children, Izmir (October 5-8, 2016)
14th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Adana (October 18-21, 2017)
15th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Hilton Bodrum (October 18-20, 2018)
16th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Susesi Hotel, Antalya (October 2-5, 2019)
18th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Titanic Mardan Hotel, Antalya (November 2-5, 2022)
- Ufuk Yükselmiş, Servet Erdal Adal, Fatma Demir, Koray Yalçın, Ümit Sarıtaş, Yelda Türkmenoğlu. Comparison of Dubowitz, New Ballard and Eregie Methods Accompanied by USG or LMP for Determination of Gestational Age and Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Eregie Method. Okmeydanı Medical Journal 29(2):81-88, 2013. DOI: 10.5222/otd.2013.081 (Thesis Work)
- Fatma Demir, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Mehmet Yusuf Sarı, Gökten Korkmaz, Emine Türkkan, Servet Erdal Adal. Effects of Iron Deficiency Anemia on Thyroid Hormones. Abant Med J 2013;2:1-6. DOI: 10.5505/abantmedj.2013.63835
- Konca Ç, Yıldızdaş D, Sarı Y, Yükselmiş U, Horoz Ö, Yılmaz Y. Evaluation of Children Poisoned by Calcium Channel Blockers or Beta-Blockers. Turkish Archives of Pediatrics 2013; 48: 138-44. DOI: 10.4274/tpa.133
- M. Yusuf Sarı, Dinçer Yıldızdaş, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Özden Özgür Horoz, Özlem Hergüner, Hayri Levent Yılmaz. Case Report of Treatment-Resistant Status Epilepticus Secondary to Endosulfan Poisoning. Journal of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care 2014;1(2):109-112. DOI: 10.5505/cayb.2014.83997
- Sinem Sarı Gökay, Hayri Levent Yılmaz, Tuğçe Çelik, Özlem Tolu Kendir, Özden Özgür Horoz, Yusuf Sarı, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Dinçer Yıldızdaş. Evaluation of Poisoning Cases Brought to Our Pediatric Emergency Department. Journal of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care 2014;1(2):81-86. DOI: 10.5505/cayb.2014.55264
- Ufuk Yükselmiş, Yeşim Acar, Yelda Türkmenoğlu, Servet Erdal Adal. A Case of Pleural Effusion Associated with Infectious Mononucleosis and Its Causative Agent Epstein-Barr Virus. J Kartal TR 2014;25(2):159-161. DOI: 10.5505/jkartaltr.2014.77699
- Benan Bayrakcı, Selman Kesici, Tanıl Kendirli, Gökhan Kalkan, Aydın Sarı, Necvan Tokmak, Gökmen Yılmaz, Orkun Baloğlu, İrfan Şencan. Evaluation report of pediatric intensive care units in Turkey. Turk J Med Sci (2014) 44: 1073-1086. DOI: 10.3906/sag-1307-102
- Sarı MY, Yıldızdaş RD, Yükselmiş U, Horoz ÖÖ. Our patients followed up with a diagnosis of neurogenic pulmonary edema. Turk Pediatri Ars. 2015 Dec 1;50(4):241-4. DOI: 10.5152/TurkPediatriArs.2015.1411
- Sema Yilmaz, Riza Dincer Yildizdas, Oguz Dursun, Bulent Karapinar, Tanil Kendirli, Demet Demirkol, Agop Citak, Alphan Kupesiz, Hakan Tekguc, Muhterem Duyu, Pinar Yazici, Ufuk Yukselmis, Caglar Odek, Ayhan Yaman, Suleyman Bayraktar, Guntulu Şık, Fatma Betul Cak
ir. Noninvasive ventilation in children with cancer in acute respiratory failure. Journal of Acute Disease. 2017; 6(1): 23-27. DOI: 10.12980/jad.6.2017joad_2016_46 - Ufuk Yukselmis, Mustafa Özçetin, Yakup Cag, Dincer Yildizdas, Hayri Levent Yılmaz. The Role of Plasmapheresis in Organophosphate Poisoning: Case Reports of Three Pediatric Patients. Turkish Journal of Pediatrics 2017; 59: 489-494. DOI: 10.24953/turkjped.2017.04.020
- Ufuk Yukselmis, Saniye Girit, Yakup Cag, Mustafa Özçetin. A child with acute liver failure associated with influenza A and resolved with plasma Exchange treatment. Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2018. DOI: 10.1177/1024907918754441
- Korkmaz G, Özçetin M, Çağ Y, Yükselmiş U, Öngel V, Işık O. Thyroid function in healthy and unhealthy preterm newborns. Afr Health Sci. 2018 Jun;18(2):378-383. DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v18i2.23
- Kockuzu E, Bayrakcı B, Kesici S, Cıtak A, Karapınar B, Emeksiz S, Anıl AB, Kendirli T, Yukselmis U, Sevketoglu E, Paksu Ş, Kutlu O, Agın H, Yıldızdas D, Keskin H, Kalkan G, Hasanoglu A, Yazıcı MU, Sık G, K
ılınc A, Durak F, Perk O, Talip M, Yener N, Uzuner S. Comprehensive Analysis of Severe Viral Infections of Respiratory Tract admitted to PICUs during the Winter Season in Turkey. Indian J C rit Care Med. 2019 Jun;23(6):263-269. DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23177 - Yakup Cag, Abdurrahman Avar Özdemir, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Ezgi Akdeniz, Mustafa Özçetin. Association Between Rapid Antigen Testing and Antibiotic Use and Accuracy of Peripheral Blood Parameters in Detecting Group A Streptococcus in Children With Tonsillopharyngitis. Front Pediatr 2019 Aug 2;7:322. DOI: 10.3389/fped.2019.00322
- Nagehan Aslan, Dincer Yildizdas, Ozden Ozgur Horoz, Faruk Ekinci, Turkish POCUS Study Group. Point-of-care ultrasound use in pediatric intensive care units in Turkey. The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics 2020; 62: 770-777. DOI: 10.24953/turkjped.2020.05.008
- Gunay Rona, Meral Arifoglu, Hediye Pinar Gunbey, Ufuk Yukselmis. Restricted diffusion of the corpus callosum in extensive neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Medicine Science 2021;10(1):230-2. DOI: 10.5455/medscience.2020.07.152
- Rona G, Arifoğlu M, Günbey HP, Yükselmiş U. Influenza A (H1N1)-Associated Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy with Unusual Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in a Child. Compr Clin Med. 2021;3(7):1528-1533. DOI: 10.1007/s42399-021-00928-x
- Faruk Ekinci, Dincer Yildizdas, Ozden Ozgur Horoz, Nagehan Aslan, The Society of Pediatric Emergency Intensive Care Medicine of Turkey-Sedoanalgesia Study Group. Sedation and Analgesia Practices in Pediatric Intensive Care Units: A Survey of 27 Centers from Turkey. Pediatr Intensive Care 2021; 10(04): 289-297. DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1716886
- Collaborators: Yukselmis U. X-linked recessive TLR7 deficiency in ~1% of men under 60 years old with life-threatening COVID-19. Sci Immunol 2021 Aug 19;6(62):eabl4348. DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abl4348
- Collaborators: Yukselmis U. Autoantibodies neutralizing type I IFNs are present in ~ 4% of uninfected individuals over 70 years old and account for ~ 20% of COVID-19 deaths. Sci Immunol 2021 Aug 19;6(62):eabl4340. DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abl
4340 - Collaborators: Yukselmis U. Rare predicted loss-of-function variants of type I IFN immunity genes are associated with life-threatening COVID-19. Genome Med. 2023 Apr 5;15(1):22. DOI: 10.1186/s13073-023-01173-8
- Alara Altıntaş, Ceren Çetin, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Ayşe Karaaslan, Serap Demir Tekol, Yasemin Akın. Elizabethkingia Meningoseptica Bacteremia in a Child: A Case Report. South. Clin. Ist. Euras. 2022;33(4):448-450. DOI: 10.14744/scie.2022.25428
- Karaaslan A, Çetin C, Tekol SD, Yükselmiş U, Köle MT, Akin Y. Human bocavirus infection in children hospitalized with lower respiratory tract infections. Does viral load affect disease course? Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 15(8):p 354-360, August 2022. DOI: 10.4103/1995-7645.35442
- Akcay Nihal, Kihtir Hasan Serdar, Durak Cansu, Kendirli Tanil, Havan Merve, Kockuzu Esra, Bozan Gurkan, Sevketoglu Esra, TuPCOM Study Group. Children With Acute COVID-19 in PICUs: A Multicenter Study From Turkish Pediatric Critical COVID-19 and MIS-C Study Group. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal: June 01, 2022. DOI: 10.1097/INF.000000000003592
- Mehmet Tolga Kole, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Fatih Alparslan Genç, Yakup Çağ, Feyza Hüsrevoğlu Esen, Kemal Pişmişoğlu, Ayşe Karaaslan, Ceren Çetin, Yasemin Akin. Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) with COVID-19: A Single-Center Experience. J Pediatr Infect Dis. DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1750315
- Emine Caliskan, Safiye Gunes Sager, Ufuk Yukselmis, Ahmet Kasim Kilic, Hediye Pınar Gunbey. Coexistence of longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis and diffuse midline glioma in the brainstem in an adolescent boy with acute flaccid paralysis. Childs Nerv Syst 2023 Sep 22. DOI: 10.1007/s00381-023-06163-0
- Guntulu Sık, Aysegul Inamlık, Nihal Akçay, Selman Kesici, Fatih Aygun, Tanıl Kendırlı, Gurkan Atay, Ozlem Sandal, Fatih Varol, Pınar Yazıcı Ozkaya, Muhterem Duyu, Ahmet Ziya Bırbılen, Serhan Ozcan, Gazi Arslan, Murat Kangın, Suleyman Bayraktar, Umit Altug, Ayşe Berna Anıl, Merve Havan, Ayse Filiz Yetımakman, Tahir Dalkıran, Neslihan Zengın, Arzu Oto, Hasan Serdar Kıhtır, Feyza İnceköy Gırgın, Leyla Telhan, Dincer Yıldızdas, Nazik Yener, Ufuk Yukselmıs, Mehmet Alakaya, Mehmet Arda Kılınc, Mehmet Celegen, Adem Dursun, Fatih Battal, Ferhat Sarı, Murat Ozkale, Sevgi Topal, Celebi Kocaoğlu, Abdullah Yazar, Nuri Alacakır, Caglar Odek, Ayhan Yaman, Agop Cıtak. Mortality risk factors among critically ill children with MIS-C in PICUs: a multicenter study. Pediatr Res 2023 Aug;94(2):730-737. DOI: 10.1038/s41390-023-02518-0
- Ufuk Yükselmiş, Merve Akçay, Omar Alomari, Müge Kömürcüoğlu Yılmaz. A case report of combined hemoperfusion and hemodiafiltration utilization in pediatric severe Quetiapine poisoning. Journal of Medicine, Surgery, and Public Health 202
4 Dec;4:100147. DOI: 10.1016/j.glmedi.2024.100147 - Ulviye Kıvrak, Mehmet Tolga Köle, Güzide Akçay, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Fatih Alparslan Genç, Ayşe Karaaslan, Ceren Çetin, Aysu Karatay Arsan, Yasemin Akın. Evaluation of Long-term Posterior Segment Parameters in Children Who Had Recovered From Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome. Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging Retina 2024;55(9):518-526. DOI: 10.3928/23258160-20240415-01
- Sager G, Yükselmiş U, Güzel O, Türkyılmaz A, Akçay M. Ketogenic Diet Experience in a Child with CLCN4-Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder. Balkan J Med Genet. 2024;26(2):77-82. DOI: 10.2478/bjmg-2023-0013
- Çağ Y, Köle MT, Erdem A, Pişmişoğlu K, Yükselmiş U, Çiçek F, Dereli M, Esen F, Akın Y. Epidemiology of pediatric electrical injuries of a tertiary city hospital in Istanbul: Five years of experience. Ann Clin Anal Med. 2024;15(11). DOI: 10.4328/ACAM.22221
- Yükselmiş U, Sağer S.G, Akçay M. et al. Fatal Late-Onset Presentation of Ornithine Transcarbamylase (OTC) Deficiency: A Case Report Highlighting Diagnostic Challenges and Cerebral Complications. Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry 2025;40(1):12-20. DOI: 10.1007/s12291-025-01307-2
- Söbü E, Yükselmiş U, Köle MT, Akın Y, Esen FH. Lactate Levels in Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Is There an Association Between the Severity of Acidosis and Length of Hospital Stay with Elevated Lactate Levels? Istanbul Med J 2025;26(1):11-15. DOI: 10.4274/imj.galenos.2024.39024
- Yazı Z, Zehir NH, Akçay M, Yükselmiş U, Çetin C, Karaaslan A. Evaluation of Pediatric Patients Diagnosed with Measles: A Retrospective Study in Istanbul. J Pediatr Infect Dis. 2025;20(1):1-7. DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1791828
- Akcay N, Tosun D, Bingol I, Menentoglu ME, Sevketoglu E, Varol F, Kurtis GA, Kangin M, Bayraktar S, Kilinc MA, Ayguler E, Yukselmis U, Kocoglu Barlas U, Ozel A, Bursal B, Yuce S. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of children with measles requiring pediatric intensive care: a multicenter study in Istanbul. Eur J Pediatr 2026 May 7;185(6):356. DOI: 10.1007/s00431-026-07033-y
Oral Presentations & Posters
- P-169: Begüm Zeren, Koray Yalçın, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Yeşim Acar, Fügen Pekün. "Acute Respiratory and Heart Failure in a 3.5-Year-Old Patient Presenting with Abdominal Pain." 53rd Turkish National Pediatrics Congress, Muğla (October 21-25, 2009)
- P-76: Ufuk Yükselmiş, Burcu Tufan, Yeşim Acar, Emine Türkkan, Fügen Pekün. "EBV-CMV Co-infection and Pleural Effusion Associated with EBV." 6th Uludağ Pediatrics Winter Congress, Bursa (March 07-10, 2010)
- P-78: Ufuk Yükselmiş, Burcu Tufan, Yeşim Acar, Emine Türkkan, Fügen Pekün. "A Rare Complication of Meningococcal Meningitis: Subdural Effusion." 6th Uludağ Pediatrics Winter Congress, Bursa (March 07-10, 2010)
- P-83: İhsan Kafadar, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Berna Hamilçıkan, Fügen Pekün. "A Case of SSPE Presenting with Atypical EEG Findings." 6th Uludağ Pediatrics Winter Congress, Bursa (March 07-10, 2010)
- P-244: Ufuk Yükselmiş, Servet Erdal Adal, Ümit Sarıtaş, Koray Yalçın, Hüseyin Dağ, Emine Türkkan, Yelda Türkmenoğlu. "Comparison of Dubowitz, New Ballard, and Eregie Methods Accompanied by Ultrasonography or Last Menstrual Period and Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Eregie Method as a Simple Tool." 55th Turkish National Pediatrics Congress, Antalya (October 12-16, 2011)
- Poster-60: Yusuf Sarı, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Dinçer Yıldızdaş, Özden Özgür Horoz. "Case Report of Treatment-Resistant Status Epilepticus Secondary to Endosulfan Poisoning." 9th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Ankara (April 30-May 4, 2012)
- Poster-61: Ufuk Yükselmiş, Dinçer Yıldızdaş, Yusuf Sarı, Özden Özgür Horoz. "The Role of Plasmapheresis in Two Pediatric Patients with Organophosphate Poisoning Unresponsive to Routine Treatment." 9th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Ankara (April 30-May 4, 2012)
- Poster-112: Deniz Kör, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Mehmet Yusuf Sarı, Melekoğlu A, Özden Özgür Horoz, Dinçer Yıldızdaş, Neslihan Önenli Mungan. "Evaluation of Cases Diagnosed with Metabolic Diseases in Our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit." 9th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Ankara (April 30-May 4, 2012)
- Poster Presentation-40: Ufuk Yükselmiş, Dinçer Yıldızdaş, Yusuf Sarı, Özden Özgür Horoz, Sinem Sarı. "Effectiveness of Plication in a Patient Developing Diaphragmatic Paralysis After Congenital Heart Surgery." 10th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Antalya (April 3-7, 2013)
- Oral Presentation-11: Dinçer Yıldızdaş, Suat Kahveci, Yusuf Sarı, Özden Özgür Horoz, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Aysun K. Bayazit. "Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Experiences at Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine Pediatric Intensive Care Unit." 10th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Antalya (April 3-7, 2013)
- Oral Presentation-13: Sema Yılmaz, Dinçer Yıldızdaş, Bülent Karapınar, Muhterem Duyu, Pınar Yazıcı, Oğuz Dursun, Tanıl Kendirli, Demet Demirkol, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Serhan Küpesiz, Hakan Tekgüç, Çağlar Ödek, Ayhan Yaman, Fatma Betül Çakır. "Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation Practices in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Cases with Acute Respiratory Failure in Turkey (Multicenter Study)." 10th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Antalya (April 3-7, 2013)
- Poster Presentation-33: Sinem Sarı Gökay, Hayri Levent Yılmaz, Özden Özgür Horoz, Yusuf Sarı, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Rıza Dinçer Yıldızdaş. "Evaluation of Poisoning Cases Brought to Our Pediatric Emergency Department." 10th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Antalya (April 3-7, 2013)
- Poster Presentation-56: Mehmet Yusuf Sarı, Dinçer Yıldızdaş, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Özden Özgür Horoz. "Our Cases Followed Up with the Diagnosis of Neurogenic Pulmonary Edema." 10th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Antalya (April 3-7, 2013)
- PY-57: Çapan Konca, Dinçer Yıldızdaş, Mehmet Yusuf Sarı, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Özden Özgür Horoz, Hayri Levent Yılmaz. "Evaluation of Children Poisoned by Calcium Channel Blockers or Beta-Blocker Drugs." 10th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Antalya (April 3-7, 2013)
- Poster Presentation-64: Özden Özgür Horoz, Neslihan Önenli Mungan, Gülen Gül Mert, Dinçer Yıldızdaş, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Yusuf Sarı. "A Case Report of Fazio-Londe and Brown-Vialetto-Van Laere Syndrome." 10th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Antalya (April 3-7, 2013)
- Index 938: O. Ozgur Horoz, D. Yildizdas, Y. Sari, I. Unal, U. Yukselmis, F. Ekinci, E. Petmezci. "The Relationship of Abdominal Perfusion Pressure with Mortality in Critically Pediatric Patients." 7th World Congress on Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care, Istanbul/Turkey (May 4-7, 2014)
- Index 1306: E. Petmezci, R.D. Yildizdas, U. Gocen, O. Ozgur Horoz, S. Erdem, M.Y. Sari, U. Yukselmis, F. Ekinci. "Report of First Successful Venoarterial ECMO in Pediatric Case Developing Refractory Shock to Treatment in Pediatric Intensive Care Units Turkey." 7th World Congress on Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care, Istanbul/Turkey (May 4-7, 2014)
- Index 1357: F. Ekinci, D. Yildizdas, O. Ozgur Horoz, S. Iskit, M.Y. Sari, U. Yukselmis, E. Petmezci. "Liver Hematoma Associated with Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Surgery: A Rare Complication." 7th World Congress on Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care, Istanbul/Turkey (May 4-7, 2014)
- Oral Presentation-24: Özden Özgür Horoz, Dinçer Yıldızdaş, Yusuf Sarı, İlker Ünal, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Faruk Ekinci, Ercüment Petmezci. "Relationship Between Abdominal Perfusion Pressure and Mortality in Pediatric Intensive Care Patients." 12th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Antalya (April 15-19, 2015)
- Poster Presentation-143: Burak Poyraz, Özden Özgür Horoz, Rıza Dinçer Yıldızdaş, Ercüment Petmezci, Yusuf Sarı, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Faruk Ekinci, Ufuk Utku Güllü. "A Case of Life-Threatening Arrhythmia Associated with Milrinone Use." 12th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Antalya (April 15-19, 2015)
- Poster Presentation-171: Ufuk Yükselmiş, Çapan Konca, Mehmet Öztekin, Hatice Uygun, İbrahim Hakan Bucak, Mehmet Turgut. "Our Experience of Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation in an ARDS Patient Associated with HCoV-OC 43 Virus Infection." 12th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Antalya (April 15-19, 2015)
- Poster Presentation-122: Ufuk Yükselmiş, İbrahim Hakan Bucak. "Serotonin Syndrome and Multiple Organ Failure Following High-Dose Venlafaxine and Trazodone Ingestion." 13th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Izmir (October 5-8, 2016)
- Poster Presentation-123: Ufuk Yükselmiş. "Experience of Coupled Plasma Filtration Adsorption (CPFA) in Two Pediatric Patients with Septic Shock." 13th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Izmir (October 5-8, 2016)
- Poster Presentation-129: Ufuk Yükselmiş. "Application and Success of Minimally Invasive Venovenous Extracorporeal Carbon Dioxide Removal (VV-ECCO2R) Technique in Two Pediatric Cases with Severe ARDS." 13th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Izmir (October 5-8, 2016)
- Poster Presentation-133: Ufuk Yükselmiş, İbrahim Hakan Bucak, Mehmet Turgut. "Efficacy of Plasmapheresis in a Child with Foodborne Botulism." 13th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Izmir (October 5-8, 2016)
- PS-138: Esra Koçkuzu, Benan Bayrakcı, Selman Kesici, Mutlu Uysal Yazıcı, Agop Çıtak, Güntülü Şık, Bülent Karapınar, Arda Kılınç, Serhat Emeksiz, Ayşe Berna Anıl, Fatih Durak, Tanıl Kendirli, Oktay Perk, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Esra Şevketoğlu, Mey Talip, Şükrü Paksu, Nazik Yener, Onur Kutlu, Selçuk Uzuner, Hasan Ağın, Dinçer Yıldızdaş, Halil Keskin, Gökhan Kalkan, Arzu Hasanoğlu. "Analysis of Patients Requiring Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Admission Due to Viral Infections in the 2017 Winter Season." 14th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Adana (October 18-21, 2017)
- Poster Presentation-163: Ufuk Yükselmiş, Saniye Girit, Yakup Çağ, Mustafa Özçetin. "Hepatic Failure Associated with Influenza A and Efficacy of Plasma Exchange Application." 14th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Adana (October 18-21, 2017)
- Poster Presentation-169: Ufuk Yükselmiş. "A Severe Case of Meningoencephalitis and Its Agent: Streptococcus pneumoniae." 14th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Adana (October 18-21, 2017)
- Oral Presentation-029: Yakup Çağ, Ufuk Yükselmiş. "Distribution of Viral Agents in Patients Followed with Lower Respiratory Tract Infection Diagnosis in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit." 7th Turkish EKMUD International Congress, Antalya (May 8-13, 2018)
- Oral Presentation-37: Anıl Er, Murat Duman, Eylem Ulaş Saz, Hayri Levent Yılmaz, Gülser Esen Besli, Dinçer Yıldızdaş, Tolga Fikri Köroğlu, Nilgün Erkek, Ebru Azapağası, Hurşit Apa, Tanju Çelik, Durgül Yılmaz, Hasan Ağın, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Murat Anıl, Neslihan Zengin, Alkan Bal, Yüksel Bıcılıoğlu, Funda Kurt, Emel Ulusoy, Aykut Çağlar, Caner Turan, Gültaç Evren, Sevcan Bilen, Nagehan Aslan, Ömerhan Başpınar, Selman Kesici, Gülhan Atakul, Ünal Utku Karaarslan, Nihan Şık, Damla Hanalioğlu, Fatma Akgül, Hale Çitlenbik, Ali Yurtseven, Ali Öztürk, Şule Sarı Demir, Gamze Gökalp, Emel Berksoy, Resul Yılmaz, Alaaddin Yorulmaz. "Factors Determining Unresponsiveness to High-Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen Therapy in Children: Prospective Multicenter Study." 15th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Hilton Bodrum (October 18-20, 2018)
- P-021: Ufuk Yükselmiş. "Effectiveness of Wound Care in Meningococcemia." 15th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Hilton Bodrum (October 18-20, 2018)
- P-099: Ufuk Yükselmiş, Mustafa Civil, Esra Kılıç. "From Lower Respiratory Tract Infection to Transverse Myelitis." 15th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Hilton Bodrum (October 18-20, 2018)
- P-081: Ceren Çetin, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Ayşe Karaaslan, Yasemin Akın. "Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection Associated with Ochrobactrum anthropi: Case Report." 12th National Pediatric Infectious Diseases Congress, Belek/Antalya (March 27-31, 2019)
- PP-036: Ufuk Yükselmiş, Merve Akçay, Ceren Çetin, Ayşe Karaaslan, Yasemin Akın. "A Case of Tuberculous Meningitis and Associated Complications." 7th Friends of Children Congress, Istanbul (March 7-9, 2019)
- P-104: Ufuk Yükselmiş, Yakup Çağ. "A Case of Hemiconvulsion-Hemiplegia-Epilepsy Syndrome Presenting with Subdural Hemorrhage." 16th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Antalya (October 2-5, 2019)
- Oral Presentation: Küçük N., Yükselmiş U., Akın Y., Öztürk Hişmi B., Alpay H. "A Cause of Secondary HUS Progressing to End-Stage Renal Disease: Cobalamin Defect." Pediatric Nephrology Society 5th Pediatric Nephrology E-Case Fair, Istanbul/Turkey (December 04, 2020)
- Oral Presentation-01: Nihal Akçay, Cansu Durak, Tanıl Kendirli, Merve Havan, Esra Koçkuzu, Gürkan Bozan, Fatih Varol, Emel Uyar, Gökçen Özçifçi, Güntülü Şık, Kıvanç Terzi, Osman Yeşilbaş, Dinçer Yıldızdaş, Başak Akyıldız, Makbule Nilüfer Yalındağ Öztürk, Abdullah Yazar, Nazik Yener, Mey Talip Petmezci, Süleyman Bayraktar, Arzu Oto, Muhterem Duyu, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Nurettin Onur Kutlu, Ümüt Altuğ, Sevgi Topal, Zeynelabidin Öztürk, Emine Akkuzu, Tolga Besci, Pınar Yazıcı Özkaya, Fatih Durak, Nagehan Aslan, Özlem Saraç Sandal, Çağlar Ödek, Ülkem Kocoğlu Barlas, Mehmet Çeleğen, Hasan Serdar Kıhtır, Murat Özkale, Murat Kangın, Gürkan Atay, Yasemin Çoban, Nuri Alaçakır, Fulya Kamit, Ayhan Yaman, Ayşe Filiz Yetimakman, Ayşe İrem Sofuoğlu, Fatih Aygün, Anar Gurbanov, Murat Ersoy, Şefika Elmas Bozdemir, Eylem Kıral, Ebru Şahin, Oktay Perk, Agop Çıtak, Benan Bayrakçı, Zeynep Gökçe Gayretli Aydın, Faruk Ekinci, Benhur Şirvan Çetin, Feyza İnceköy Girgin, Fatih Akın, Hatice Albayrak, Merve Boyraz, Hatice Sınav Utku, Mutlu Uysal Yazıcı, Gazi Arslan, İrem Ersayoğlu, Ahmet Ziya Birbilen, Ekin Soydan, Beyhan Bülbül, Ebru Atike Ongun, Yasemin Özkale, Mehmet Nur Talay, Seher Erdoğan, Murat Duman, Esra Şevketoğlu. "Mortality Analysis of Acute COVID-19 in Pediatric Intensive Care Units in Turkey - A Multicenter Study." 17th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Antalya (October 13-16, 2021)
- Oral Presentation-08: Güntülü Şık, Ayşegül İnamlık, İbrahim Bingöl, Agageldi Annayev, Agop Çıtak, Nihal Akçay, Esra Şevketoğlu, Selman Kesici, Banu Katlan, Cansu Durak, Fatih Aygün, Emrah Gün, Tanıl Kendirli, Seher Erdoğan, Gürkan Atay, Özlem Sandal, Pınar Seven, Fatih Varol, Ebru Şahin, Pınar Yazıcı Özkaya, Hatice Feray Arı, Muhterem Duyu, Merve Boyraz, Fatih Durak, Ahmet Ziya Birbilen, Serhat Emeksiz, Serhan Özcan, Göktuğ Özdemir, Gazi Arslan, Murat Duman, Murat Kangın, Mehmet Nur Talay, Süleyman Bayraktar, Ümit Altuğ, Gülçin Otar Yener, Ayşe Berna Anıl, Doğa Lüleyap, Merve Havan, Sezer Hermanoğulları, Ayşe Filiz Yetimakman, Eviç Zeynep Başar, Tahir Dalkıran, Mehmet Mercan, Alkan Bal, Neslihan Zengin, Arzu Oto, Nevin Kılıç, Hasan Serdar Kıhtır, Ebru Atike Ongun, Feyza İnceköy Girgin, Makbule Nilüfer Öztürk, Leyla Telhan, Dinçer Yıldızdaş, Faruk Ekinci, Nazik Yener, Muhammed Üdürgücü, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Mehmet Alakaya, Ali Ertuğ Arslanköylü, Mehmet Arda Kılınç, Nurettin Onur Kutlu, Ayşegül Bükülmez, Mehmet Çeleğen, Adem Dursun, Serkan Özsoylu, Fatih Battal, Nurcan Ay Subaşı, Ferhat Sarı, Murat Özkale, Yasemin Özkale, Sevgi Topal, Çelebi Kocaoğlu, Abdullah Yazar, Ahmet Osman KILIÇ, Nuri Alaçakır, Çağlar Ödek, Ayhan Yaman. "Outcomes of Patients Diagnosed with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Associated with COVID-19 in Pediatric Intensive Care in Turkey: A Multicenter Study." 17th National Congress of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Antalya (October 13-16, 2021)
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