Esat Kıvanç Kaya

Dr. Esat Kıvanç Kaya received medical education at Ufuk University Faculty of Medicine (Ankara) between 2004 and 2010 and graduated in 2010. Then completed specialty training in Internal Medicine at the Department of Internal Medicine, Ufuk University Faculty of Medicine, between 2011 and 2015. In 2015, through the student exchange program of the European Federation of Internal Medicine (EFIM) and the Turkish Society of Internal Medicine Specialists (TİHUD), spent 1 month as an observer in the internal medicine clinic at LaFondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy. Between 2016 and 2019, Dr. Kaya completed the Critical Care subspecialty training in the Division of Internal Medicine Intensive Care, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, and after completing the compulsory service, was appointed in January 2022 as a lecturer with a doctorate (Dr. Öğr. Gör.) and faculty member in the Division of Intensive Care, Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine.

Research topics: Respiratory Failure

Married with 1 child.

1. Optimizing critical care pharmacotherapy: dynamic prospective evaluation of the medication regimen complexity–intensive care unit (MRC-ICU) score in critically ill patientsBalaban U., Yalçın N., Kaya E. K., Ortaç Ersoy N. E., Demirkan S. K.Scientific Reports, cilt.16, sa.1, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
2. Does Antibiotic Choice for Prophylaxis Affect the Outcome of Wound Infections in Earthquake Victims?AKA N., IŞIK M. C., PAMUKÇU T., TELLİ DİZMAN G., BATUR A., KAYA E. K., et al.Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, cilt.8, sa.4, ss.402-412, 2026 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
3. Can Large Language Models Support Family Communication in the Intensive Care Unit? A Comparative Accuracy StudyYILDIRIM M., Demiray T. D., Ayten A., KAYA E. K.Sakarya Medical Journal, cilt.16, sa.2, ss.200-207, 2026 (Scopus, TRDizin)
4. Infections among adults hospitalized in intensive care after the 2023 earthquake in the southeastern part of Türkiye: a multi-center observational studyKAYA E. K., HALAÇLI B., GÜVEN G., YILDIRIM M., Seven A. E., Gemcioglu E., et al.BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES, cilt.25, sa.1, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
5. Post-intensive care syndrome in critically-ill COVID-19 survivors followed for one-yearHALAÇLI B., GÜVEN G., KAYA E. K., YILDIRIM M., Kilic S., Cinar S. A., et al.CHRONIC ILLNESS, cilt.21, ss.410-425, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
6. Assessment of nutritional indices for predicting clinical outcomes in critically ill elderly patients: a prospective cohort studyBalaban U., Yalçın N., Kaya E. K., Ortaç Ersoy N. E., Demirkan S. K.BMC ANESTHESIOLOGY, cilt.25, sa.1, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
7. Evaluation of the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients admitted to intensive care units after the Kahramanmaras (Türkiye) earthquake: a multicenter observational studyHALAÇLI B., GÜVEN G., KAYA E. K., YILDIRIM M., Yuksel N. D. B., Kocak G., et al.FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE, cilt.12, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
8. Effect of therapeutic plasma exchange on antimicrobials in critically ill patientsBalaban U., Kara E., Kaya E. K., Özcebe O. İ., Akova M., Topeli İskit A., et al.CRITICAL CARE, cilt.28, sa.1, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
9. Lomentospora prolificans Fungemia in a Patient With T-Cell Large Granular Leukemia: A Rare Pathogen in TürkiyeKAYA E. K., TAŞTEKİN M. B., ARIKAN AKDAĞLI S., GÜLMEZ KIVANÇ D., TOPELİ İSKİT A., UZUN Ö.MIKROBIYOLOJI BULTENI, cilt.58, sa.2, ss.209-216, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
10. Chronic critical illness in critically ill COVID-19 patientsHALAÇLI B., YILDIRIM M., KAYA E. K., ULUSOYDAN E., Ersoy E. O., Topeli A.Chronic Illness, cilt.20, sa.1, ss.86-95, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)

1. Does Glycemic Variability Affect Development of Chronic Critical Illness and Mortality in the Intensive Care Unit?AK M. Ş., HALAÇLI B., GÜVEN G., KAYA E. K., TOPELİ İSKİT A., ORTAÇ ERSOY N. E.
2. YOĞUN BAKIM HASTALARINDA NRS 2002, NUTRIC, GLIM SKORLARI ILE MALNÜTRISYON DEĞERLENDIRILMESI VE KLINIK SONLANIMA ETKILERININ BELIRLENMESIGüliyeva M., Erdemir Süllü B., KAYA E. K., HALAÇLI B., GÜVEN G., TOPELİ İSKİT A., et al.
3. YOĞUN BAKIM HASTALARINDA NRS 2002, NUTRİC, GLİM SKORLARI ILE MALNÜTRISYON DEĞERLENDIRILMESI VE KLINIK SONLANIMA ETKILERININ BELIRLENMESIGuliyeva M., ERDEMİR B., KAYA E. K., HALAÇLI B., GÜVEN G., TOPELİ İSKİT A., et al.

1. Sepsiste Vazoaktif İlaç TedavileriKAYA E. K., TOPELİ İSKİT A., İSKİT A. B.SEPSİS Patofizyolojiden Tedaviye, TOPELİ İSKİT ARZU, Editör, Hipokrat, Ankara, ss.239-258, 2024
2. Management of Crush SyndromeKAYA E. K., HALAÇLI B., GÜVEN G., TOPELİ İSKİT A.Clinical Cases in Intensive Care Unit, Arzu Topeli, Gene Sung, Jorge Hidalgo, Editör, Editorial Distribuna, Mexico City, ss.83-100, 2023