Dr Sainath Raman
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Sainath Raman

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Dr Sainath Raman is:
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Fields of research

Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Clinical sciences Infectious diseases Intensive care Paediatrics

Research interests

  • Paediatric Sepsis

    Early Diagnostics Therapeutic Interventions Long term outcome

  • Paediatric Critical Illness

    Common interventions in intensive care - Oxygen and intravenous fluid therapy

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91 works between 2009 and 2026
All (91) Journal Article (82) Conference Publication (7) Book Chapter (2)

1 - 20 of 91 works

2026

Journal Article

Feasibility of implementing a mindfulness-based program for paediatric intensive care unit staff

Joshi, Rahul S., Marwah, Gayatri, Raman, Sainath, Jones, Kristen, Gan, Connie Cai Ru and Hockley, Janine (2026). Feasibility of implementing a mindfulness-based program for paediatric intensive care unit staff. Australian Critical Care, 39 (6) 101703, 101703. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2026.101703

Feasibility of implementing a mindfulness-based program for paediatric intensive care unit staff

2026

Journal Article

Validation of SeptiCyte RAPID to discriminate sepsis from noninfectious systemic inflammation in critically ill children

Zimmerman, Jerry J., Raman, Sainath, Butt, Warwick W., Cermelli, Silvia, Davis, Roy F., Killien, Elizabeth Y., George, Shane, Gibbons, Kristen S., Irwin, Adam D., Navalkar, Krupa A., Yager, Thomas D., Zapf, Florian H., Coin, Lachlan J. M., Schlapbach, Luregn J. and Brandon, Richard B. (2026). Validation of SeptiCyte RAPID to discriminate sepsis from noninfectious systemic inflammation in critically ill children. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. doi: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000004027

Validation of SeptiCyte RAPID to discriminate sepsis from noninfectious systemic inflammation in critically ill children

2026

Journal Article

NUTrition therapy in PAEdiatric patients requiring ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: protocol for a prospective observational multisite study (PAENUT ECMO)

Woodgate, Jemma, Farrell, Tamara, Bollard, Tessa, Flanagan, Jennifer, Grunert, Jodi, Little, Bridget, Marshall, Jeanne, Rahiman, Sarfaraz, Venugopal, Prem, Vibert, Samantha, Ridley, Emma J., Raman, Sainath and Gibbons, Kristen S. (2026). NUTrition therapy in PAEdiatric patients requiring ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: protocol for a prospective observational multisite study (PAENUT ECMO). Australian Critical Care, 39 (5) 101685, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2026.101685

NUTrition therapy in PAEdiatric patients requiring ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: protocol for a prospective observational multisite study (PAENUT ECMO)

2026

Journal Article

Corticosteroid use in children with community acquired sepsis: a multicentre prospective cohort study

Long, Elliot, Nolan, Gregory J G, Williams, Amanda, Jani, Shefali, Craig, Simon, Kochar, Amit, Borland, Meredith Louise, Phillips, Natalie, George, Shane, Dalziel, Stuart, Tan, Eunicia, Lithgow, Anna, Whyte, Emma, McNab, Sarah, Gelbart, Ben, Butt, Warwick, Rozen, Thomas, Festa, Marino, Erickson, Simon, Ganu, Subodh, Raman, Sainath, Hearps, Stephen and Babl, Franz E (2026). Corticosteroid use in children with community acquired sepsis: a multicentre prospective cohort study. Archives of Disease in Childhood, archdischild-2025. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2025-330072

Corticosteroid use in children with community acquired sepsis: a multicentre prospective cohort study

2026

Journal Article

Resuscitation in paediatric septic shock using vitamin C and hydrocortisone (RESPOND): The RESPOND randomised controlled trial statistical analysis plan

Gibbons, Kristen S., Raman, Sainath, AV, Lalitha, Festa, Marino, George, Shane, Le Marsney, Renate, Lister, Paula, Long, Debbie A., Nallasamy, Karthi, Pak, Anton, Carla de Souza, Daniela, Zangerl, Barbara and Schlapbach, Luregn J. (2026). Resuscitation in paediatric septic shock using vitamin C and hydrocortisone (RESPOND): The RESPOND randomised controlled trial statistical analysis plan. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 28 (3) 100183, 100183-100183. doi: 10.1016/j.ccrj.2026.100183

Resuscitation in paediatric septic shock using vitamin C and hydrocortisone (RESPOND): The RESPOND randomised controlled trial statistical analysis plan

2026

Journal Article

COSMIC: a core outcome set for intravenous maintenance fluid therapy trials in children

Brossier, David W., Valla, Frederic V., Briassoulis, George, Jotterand Chaparro, Corinne, Chiusolo, Fabrizio, Dursun, Oguz, Duval, Els L. I. M., Horvath, Klara, Ilia, Stavroula, Kenderessy, Peter, Kneyber, Martin C. J., Lopez, Jorge, Lopez-Herce, Jesus, Mayberry, Huw F., Mierzewska-Schmidt, Magdalena, Minambres Rodriguez, Maria, Morice, Claire, Moullet, Clemence, Nallet-Amate, Megan, Nyandat, Joram, Ozkan, Sevil, Boto, Leonor Reis, Pappachan, John V., Rohde, Christoph, Schlapbach, Luregn J., Tekguc, Hakan, Tziouvas, Konstantinos, Verbruggen, Sascha C. A. T., Brown, Ann-Marie ... Tume, Lyvonne N. (2026). COSMIC: a core outcome set for intravenous maintenance fluid therapy trials in children. World Journal of Pediatrics. doi: 10.1007/s12519-026-01066-x

COSMIC: a core outcome set for intravenous maintenance fluid therapy trials in children

2026

Journal Article

External validation of a model informed precision dosing software for cefotaxime for treating critical ill infants and children

Tu, Quyen, Raman, Sainath, Cotta, Menino Osbert, Schlapbach, Luregn, Dorofaeff, Tavey, Farkas, Andras and Roberts, Jason A (2026). External validation of a model informed precision dosing software for cefotaxime for treating critical ill infants and children. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 81 (8) dkag235. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkag235

External validation of a model informed precision dosing software for cefotaxime for treating critical ill infants and children

2026

Journal Article

Consent-to-continue in intensive care clinical trials: a scoping review and recommendation for reporting

Gibbons, Kristen S., Le Marsney, Renate, Cucchi, Marta, Denny, Kerina J., Gilholm, Patricia, Haakons, Kristen, Kumar, Aashish, Liley, Helen, Long, Debbie, Milne, David, Minogue, Jessicah, Ramanan, Mahesh, Pinkerton, Ross, Serratore, Alyssa, Whitehead-Nagy, Courtney, Woodgate, Jemma, Bloomer, Melissa J. and Raman, Sainath (2026). Consent-to-continue in intensive care clinical trials: a scoping review and recommendation for reporting. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 95 104410, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2026.104410

Consent-to-continue in intensive care clinical trials: a scoping review and recommendation for reporting

2026

Journal Article

Restrictive Vs. Standard Fluid Management in Mechanically Ventilated Children Admitted to PICU: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Raman, Sainath, Rahiman, Sarfaraz, Kennedy, Melanie, Kühlwein, Eva, Le Marsney, Renate, Mattke, Adrian C., McBride, Craig A., Tu, Quyen, Venugopal, Prem, Woodgate, Jemma, Zapf, Florian, Singh, Puneet, Schlapbach, Luregn J. and Gibbons, Kristen S. (2026). Restrictive Vs. Standard Fluid Management in Mechanically Ventilated Children Admitted to PICU: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 27 (8), 998-1010. doi: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000003969

Restrictive Vs. Standard Fluid Management in Mechanically Ventilated Children Admitted to PICU: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

2026

Journal Article

Executive summary: surviving sepsis campaign international guidelines for the management of sepsis and septic shock in children 2026

Weiss, Scott L., Peters, Mark J., Oczkowski, Simon J. W., Belley-Cote, Emilie, Buysse, Corinne, Choong, Karen L. M., Deep, Akash, Inwald, David P., Flori, Heidi R., Kneyber, Martin C. J., Menon, Kusum, Murthy, Srinivas, Nunnally, Mark E., Parker, Margaret M., Schlapbach, Luregn J., Oliveira, Claudio F., Sorce, Lauren R., Agus, Michael, Argent, Andrew C., Balamuth, Fran, Bansal, Arun, Bem, Reinout A., Brierley, Joe, Burns, Karen E. A., Carlton, Erin F., Carrol, Enitan D., Carroll, Christopher L., Carter, Michael J., Conlon, Thomas W. ... Kissoon, Niranjan (2026). Executive summary: surviving sepsis campaign international guidelines for the management of sepsis and septic shock in children 2026. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 27 (4), 494-513. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000003928

Executive summary: surviving sepsis campaign international guidelines for the management of sepsis and septic shock in children 2026

2026

Journal Article

Surviving sepsis campaign international guidelines for the management of sepsis and septic shock in children 2026

Weiss, Scott L., Peters, Mark J., Oczkowski, Simon J. W., Belley-Cote, Emilie, Buysse, Corinne, Choong, Karen L. M., Deep, Akash, Inwald, David P., Flori, Heidi R., Kneyber, Martin C. J., Menon, Kusum, Murthy, Srinivas, Nunnally, Mark E., Parker, Margaret M., Schlapbach, Luregn J., Oliveira, Claudio F., Sorce, Lauren R., Agus, Michael, Argent, Andrew C., Balamuth, Fran, Bansal, Arun, Bem, Reinout A., Brierley, Joe, Burns, Karen E. A., Carlton, Erin F., Carrol, Enitan D., Carroll, Christopher L., Carter, Michael J., Conlon, Thomas W. ... Kissoon, Niranjan (2026). Surviving sepsis campaign international guidelines for the management of sepsis and septic shock in children 2026. Intensive Care Medicine, 52 (5), 937-983. doi: 10.1007/s00134-026-08360-2

Surviving sepsis campaign international guidelines for the management of sepsis and septic shock in children 2026

2026

Journal Article

The FUSION Study: compatibility of antibiotics with commonly used medication infusions in a paediatric intensive care unit

Tu, Quyen, Won, Hayoung, Sime, Fekade Bruck, Raman, Sainath, Cotta, Menino Osbert, Wallis, Steven C., Marjanovic, Dusan, Stacey, Sonya, Schlapbach, Luregn and Roberts, Jason A. (2026). The FUSION Study: compatibility of antibiotics with commonly used medication infusions in a paediatric intensive care unit. European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, 33 (2), 126-136. doi: 10.1136/ejhpharm-2024-004450

The FUSION Study: compatibility of antibiotics with commonly used medication infusions in a paediatric intensive care unit

2026

Journal Article

Microvascular phenotypes in pediatric sepsis identified by machine learning: prognostic implications for organ dysfunction and mortality

Beltrán, Juan Carlos, Fernández-Sarmiento, Jaime, Orjuela-Cañón, Alvaro David, Sanchez-Pinto, L Nelson, Fernández-Sarta, Juan Pablo, Rotta, Isabella La, Fernández-Sarta, Daniel, Coutin, Alejandro, Godoy, Juan Esteban, Vink, Hans, Raman, Sainath and Kissoon, Niranjan (2026). Microvascular phenotypes in pediatric sepsis identified by machine learning: prognostic implications for organ dysfunction and mortality. Critical care (London, England), 30 (1). doi: 10.1186/s13054-025-05785-x

Microvascular phenotypes in pediatric sepsis identified by machine learning: prognostic implications for organ dysfunction and mortality

2026

Journal Article

Epidemiology and outcomes of patients with adult congenital heart disease in Queensland intensive care units: a multicentre retrospective observational study

Ashby, Alexander C., Anstey, Christopher, Siriwardena, Maithri, Mullany, Dan, Raman, Sainath, Kumar, Aashish, Pryke, Christopher, Laupland, Kevin B., Tabah, Alexis, Shekar, Kiran, Blank, Sebastiaan, Whebell, Stephen, Luke, Stephen, Garrett, Peter, McCullough, James, White, Kyle C., Ramanan, Mahesh and Attokaran, Antony G. (2026). Epidemiology and outcomes of patients with adult congenital heart disease in Queensland intensive care units: a multicentre retrospective observational study. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 40 (2) PMID 9110208, 595-605. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2025.08.049

Epidemiology and outcomes of patients with adult congenital heart disease in Queensland intensive care units: a multicentre retrospective observational study

2026

Journal Article

Prolonged versus intermittent beta-lactam antibiotic infusions in paediatric critical care: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Okeefe, Kirsty, Denny, Kerina J., Le Marsney, Renate, Mccullough, James, Gilholm, Patricia, Budai, Kinga A., Beranger, Agathe, Lodi, Csaba, Obeidat, Mahmoud, Ragonnet, Gwendoline, Wacharachaisurapol, Noppadol, Roberts, Jason A., Gibbons, Kristen S. and Raman, Sainath (2026). Prolonged versus intermittent beta-lactam antibiotic infusions in paediatric critical care: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 62 (2) jpc.70275, 160-170. doi: 10.1111/jpc.70275

Prolonged versus intermittent beta-lactam antibiotic infusions in paediatric critical care: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2026

Journal Article

A Post‐Extubation Early Feeding Protocol (PEEF) in a tertiary paediatric intensive care unit: a quality improvement initiative

Jung, Sora, Raman, Sainath, Hughes, Ian and Joshi, Rahul (2026). A Post‐Extubation Early Feeding Protocol (PEEF) in a tertiary paediatric intensive care unit: a quality improvement initiative. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 62 (2) jpc.70251, 194-201. doi: 10.1111/jpc.70251

A Post‐Extubation Early Feeding Protocol (PEEF) in a tertiary paediatric intensive care unit: a quality improvement initiative

2026

Book Chapter

Paediatric treatment limitation and organ donation

Raman, Sainath, Miles, Helen and Coco, Tina Anne (2026). Paediatric treatment limitation and organ donation. Oh's Intensive Care Manual. (pp. 1102-1108) [Amsterdam, The Netherlands]: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-443-11611-7.00098-0

Paediatric treatment limitation and organ donation

2026

Journal Article

Secondary analysis of the 2021–2023 Sepsis Epidemiology in Australian and New Zealand Children Observational Dataset: Association Between Presenting Venous Lactate Concentration and 72-Hour Outcomes

Long, Elliot, Hearps, Stephen, Butt, Warwick, Rozen, Tom, Williams, James, Williams, Amanda, Gelbart, Ben, McNab, Sarah, Borland, Meredith L., Cross, Jarrod, Jani, Shefali, Festa, Marino, Tan, Eunicia, Phillips, Natalie, Raman, Sainath, Kochar, Amit, Ganu, Subodh, Craig, Simon, Lithgow, Anna, Whyte, Emma, Rao, Arjun, Dalziel, Stuart R., George, Shane and Babl, Franz E. (2026). Secondary analysis of the 2021–2023 Sepsis Epidemiology in Australian and New Zealand Children Observational Dataset: Association Between Presenting Venous Lactate Concentration and 72-Hour Outcomes. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000004055

Secondary analysis of the 2021–2023 Sepsis Epidemiology in Australian and New Zealand Children Observational Dataset: Association Between Presenting Venous Lactate Concentration and 72-Hour Outcomes

2026

Book Chapter

Paediatric poisoning and envenomation

Raman, Sainath, Burgett, Angela and Wylie, Carol J. (2026). Paediatric poisoning and envenomation. Oh's Intensive Care Manual. (pp. 1109-1118) edited by Jonathan M. Handy and Bala Venkatesh. [Amsterdam, The Netherlands]: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-443-11611-7.00099-2

Paediatric poisoning and envenomation

2026

Journal Article

Vasoactive drug use in children with community acquired septic shock in Australia and New Zealand

Long, Elliot, Hearps, Stephen, Williams, Amanda, Gelbart, Ben, Butt, Warwick, Rozen, Thomas, McNab, Sarah, Borland, Meredith L., Erickson, Simon, Jani, Shefali, Festa, Marino, Tan, Eunicia, Phillips, Natalie, Raman, Sainath, Kochar, Amit, Ganu, Subodh, Craig, Simon, Lithgow, Anna, Rao, Arjun, Whyte, Emma, Dalziel, Stuart R., George, Shane, Balamuth, Fran, Weiss, Scott L., Kuppermann, Nathan and Babl, Franz E. (2026). Vasoactive drug use in children with community acquired septic shock in Australia and New Zealand. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 66 101777, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2025.101777

Vasoactive drug use in children with community acquired septic shock in Australia and New Zealand

Current funding

  • 2026 - 2030
    Buffered Solutions versus 0.9% Sodium Chloride for Intravenous Fluid Therapy to Improve Outcomes for Critically ill Children: The RESONANCE-PICU Multicentre, Binational Randomised Controlled Trial
    NHMRC MRFF CTA - Clinical Trials Activity
    Open grant
  • 2026 - 2031
    LYRICAL: Learning Health sYstems for Real-time Integrated Clinically-relevant Artificial InteLligence
    MRFF - National Critical Infrastructure Initiative
    Open grant
  • 2026 - 2027
    Top 10 Research Priorities for Australia and New Zealand Paediatric Critical Care: A James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership
    Intensive Care Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2025 - 2030
    Comparison of Continuous and Extended vs Intermittent Beta-Lactam Infusions in Critically Ill Children with Sepsis - the BUILD Multicentre Binational Randomised Controlled Trial
    NHMRC MRFF CTA - Clinical Trials Activity
    Open grant
  • 2025 - 2030
    Integrating sequencing technologies for bloodstream infection and sepsis diagnostics in critically-ill patients
    NHMRC MRFF Genomics Health Futures Mission
    Open grant
  • 2025 - 2027
    Beta-lactam Antibiotic Infusions in Septic Critically Ill Children - A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial (BUILD)
    Intensive Care Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2025 - 2027
    Digital Trial Platform for Precision Medicine in Critically Ill Children
    University of Zurich
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2027
    Biomarker for rapid diagnosis of paediatric sepsis (Externally Led EMF by Gold Coast Hospital)
    Gold Coast Hospital and Health Services
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2028
    Resuscitation in Paediatric Septic Shock using Mega-Dose Vitamin C and Hydrocortisone - A Randomised Controlled Multicentre Trial (RESPOND study)
    NHMRC Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Grants
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2025 - 2026
    Transforming Paediatric Critical Care: Design and Development of the PLATINUM Trial
    MRFF Innovative Trials
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    Building together: Better consenting practices for the most vulnerable in healthcare research
    Metro South Research Support Scheme Co-funded Collaboration Grant
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2024
    Resuscitation in Paediatric Septic Shock using Mega-Dose Vitamin C and Hydrocortisone - A Randomised Controlled Multicentre Trial (RESPOND study)
    Preclinical and Clinical Early Career Research
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2022
    Preventing healthcare acquired, ventilator- associated conditions in the PICU: Implementation of new airway clearance guidance
    The Children's Hospital Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2023
    Restrictive Fluid Strategy vs Standard Care in Mechanically Ventilated Children - a Feasibility Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial
    Preclinical and Clinical Early Career Research
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    Acute Resuscitation In Paediatric Sepsis (ARISE-KIDS) - a randomised controlled trail to reduce morbidity and mortality due to sepsis in children
    The Children's Hospital Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2025
    Host Gene Expression Signatures to Diagnose Sepsis in Children
    MRFF Genomics Health Futures Mission, Project Grant administered by AusIndustry
    Open grant

Availability

Dr Sainath Raman is:
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Enquiries

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  • Paediatric Critical Illness
  • Paediatric Sepsis

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