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Dr Ramanan is a Specialist in Intensive Care Medicine. His main research interests are in critical care epidemiology, long-term outcomes of critical illness, methodological aspects of clinical research and database/registry research.
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- Dr Mahesh Ramanan is:
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Works
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2025
Journal Article
Findings of a pilot randomised controlled trial of an early psychiatric assessment, referral, and intervention study for intensive care patients
Flaws, Dylan, Baker, Stuart, Barnett, Adrian, Jacobs, Kylie, Metcalf, Olivia, Patterson, Sue, Pollock, Hamish, Proctor, Emma, Ramanan, Mahesh, Tabah, Alexis and Varker, Tracey (2025). Findings of a pilot randomised controlled trial of an early psychiatric assessment, referral, and intervention study for intensive care patients. Australian Critical Care, 38 (6) 101302, 101302-6. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2025.101302
2025
Journal Article
The prevalence and use of arterial catheters in adult intensive care units: An Australian and New Zealand point prevalence study
Keogh, Samantha, Edwards, Felicity, Levido, Annabel, Alexandrou, Evan, Corley, Amanda, Coyer, Fiona, Dhanani, Jayesh, Gibbons, Kristen, Hammond, Naomi E., Knowles, Serena, Laupland, Kevin B., Ramanan, Mahesh, Rickard, Claire M. and Udy, Andrew (2025). The prevalence and use of arterial catheters in adult intensive care units: An Australian and New Zealand point prevalence study. Australian Critical Care, 38 (6) 101312, 101312. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2025.101312
2025
Journal Article
The dawn of target trials in Intensive Care: time to move beyond association is not causation. Authors’ reply
Blank, Sebastiaan Paul, Blank, Ruth Miriam, Laupland, Kevin B., White, Kyle C. and Ramanan, Mahesh (2025). The dawn of target trials in Intensive Care: time to move beyond association is not causation. Authors’ reply. Intensive Care Medicine, 51 (9), 1734-1735. doi: 10.1007/s00134-025-08018-5
2025
Journal Article
Sodium bicarbonate in critical illness: targeted or too broad? Author’s reply
Blank, Ruth Miriam, Blank, Sebastiaan Paul, Laupland, Kevin B., White, Kyle C. and Ramanan, Mahesh (2025). Sodium bicarbonate in critical illness: targeted or too broad? Author’s reply. Intensive Care Medicine, 1-2. doi: 10.1007/s00134-025-08091-w
2025
Conference Publication
Epidemiology and Outcomes of Patients With Adult Congenital Heart Disease in Queensland Intensive Care Units: A Multicentre Retrospective Observational Study
Ashby, A., Anstey, C., Attokaran, A., Siriwarden, M., Mullany, D., Kumar, A., Pryke, C., Laupland, K., Tabah, A., Shekar, K., Blank, S., Whebell, S., Luke, S., Raman, S., Garrett, P., McCullough, J., White, K. and Ramanan, M. (2025). Epidemiology and Outcomes of Patients With Adult Congenital Heart Disease in Queensland Intensive Care Units: A Multicentre Retrospective Observational Study. 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, Sydney, NSW Australia, 14-17 August 2025. Chatswood, NSW Australia: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2025.06.237
2025
Journal Article
Persistent critical illness and long-term survival in cardiac surgery: A multicentre cohort study
Subramaniam, Ashwin, Ling, Ryan Ruiyang, Bonavia, William, Ramanathan, Kollengode, Ramanan, Mahesh, Shekar, Kiran and Pilcher, David (2025). Persistent critical illness and long-term survival in cardiac surgery: A multicentre cohort study. Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine, 44 (6) 101593, 101593. doi: 10.1016/j.accpm.2025.101593
2025
Journal Article
Metabolic alkalosis acquired in intensive care: a retrospective cohort study
Goh, Gordon, Blank, Sebastiaan, Doola, Ra’eesa, Alder, Nelson, Ahuja, Abhilasha, Laupland, Kevin B., Tabah, Alexis, Shekar, Kiran, Kumar, Aashish, White, Kyle, Attokaran, Antony, Luke, Stephen, Whebell, Stephen, Garrett, Peter, Nesbitt, Alexander, McCullough, James, McIlroy, Philippa and Ramanan, Mahesh (2025). Metabolic alkalosis acquired in intensive care: a retrospective cohort study. Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine, 44 (6) 101591, 101591-6. doi: 10.1016/j.accpm.2025.101591
2025
Journal Article
Sodium bicarbonate administration for metabolic acidosis in the intensive care unit: a target trial emulation
Blank, Sebastiaan Paul, Blank, Ruth Miriam, Laupland, Kevin B., Tabah, Alexis, Gill, Denzil, Kumar, Aashish, White, Kyle, Attokaran, Antony, Luke, Stephen, Whebell, Stephen, Garrett, Peter, McCullough, James, McIlroy, Philippa, Ramanan, Mahesh, Keogh, Sam, Tyack, Zephanie, Gatton, Michelle, Nash, Ben, Blank, Sebastiaan, Dash, Sananta, Senthuran, Siva, Smart, Christopher, Taylor, Jennifer, Paasilahti, Anni, Reoch, Josephine, Poggenpoel, Jaco, Attokaran, Antony G., Anderson, Cameron, Lutshaba, Langa ... Denny, Kerina J. (2025). Sodium bicarbonate administration for metabolic acidosis in the intensive care unit: a target trial emulation. Intensive Care Medicine, 51 (6), 1078-1086. doi: 10.1007/s00134-025-07979-x
2025
Journal Article
The impact of critical illness on the outcomes of cardiac surgery in patients with acute infective endocarditis
Matebele, Mbakise P., Vemuri, Kanthi R., Sedgwick, John F., Marshall, Lachlan, Horvath, Robert, Obonyo, Nchafatso G. and Ramanan, Mahesh (2025). The impact of critical illness on the outcomes of cardiac surgery in patients with acute infective endocarditis. Hearts, 6 (2) 15, 15. doi: 10.3390/hearts6020015
2025
Journal Article
Respiratory syncytial virus infection in adult and paediatric patients admitted to intensive care in Australia: A nation-wide comparison with COVID-19
Tang, Yaodong, Zhao, Peinan, Cheng, Allen C., Ibrahim, Aaliya, Hassall, Jenna, Litton, Edward, Andersen, Christopher R., Liang, Cindy, Milford, Elissa M., Rose, Morgan, Plummer, Mark, Kong, Jing, Johnson, Kerry, Bihari, Shailesh, Chaba, Anis, Begum, Husna, Cruz, Sherene Magana, Ng, Sze, Trapani, Tony, Campbell, Lewis, Ramanan, Mahesh, McAllister, Richard, Chumbes, Jenipher, Erickson, Simon, Kol, Mark, Cheung, Winston, Udy, Andrew A. and Burrell, Aidan (2025). Respiratory syncytial virus infection in adult and paediatric patients admitted to intensive care in Australia: A nation-wide comparison with COVID-19. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 27 (2) 100113, 100113-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ccrj.2025.100113
2025
Journal Article
Discharge to non-home locations and association with long-term survival after cardiac surgery in Australia and New Zealand ICUs: A retrospective multicenter cohort study
Bartlett, Catherine, Ling, Ryan Ruiyang, Subramaniam, Ashwin, Pilcher, David and Ramanan, Mahesh (2025). Discharge to non-home locations and association with long-term survival after cardiac surgery in Australia and New Zealand ICUs: A retrospective multicenter cohort study. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2025.06.017
2025
Journal Article
A randomised, controlled, feasibility trial comparing vasopressors infused via peripheral cannula versus central venous access for critically ill adults: The VIPCA trial
Ramanan, Mahesh, Apte, Yogesh, Watts, Stacey, Holland, Thomas, Hatt, April, Craswell, Alison, Lin, Frances, Tabah, Alexis, Ware, Robert S., Byrnes, Joshua, Anstey, Christopher and Keijzers, Gerben (2025). A randomised, controlled, feasibility trial comparing vasopressors infused via peripheral cannula versus central venous access for critically ill adults: The VIPCA trial. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 27 (2) 100106, 100106. doi: 10.1016/j.ccrj.2025.100106
2025
Journal Article
Prevalence and characteristics of metaraminol usage in a large intensive care patient cohort. A multicentre, retrospective, observational study
Zimsen, Tarren, Quick, Lachlan, White, Gentry, Costa-Pinto, Rahul, Whebell, Stephen, Meyer, Jason, McCullough, James, Shekar, Kiran, Laupland, Kevin B., Ramanan, Mahesh, Blank, Sebastiaan, Tabah, Alexis, Luke, Stephen, Garrett, Peter, Attokaran, Antony G., Kumar, Aashish and White, Kyle C. (2025). Prevalence and characteristics of metaraminol usage in a large intensive care patient cohort. A multicentre, retrospective, observational study. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 27 (2) 100112, 100112-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ccrj.2025.100112
2025
Journal Article
Impact of frailty on outcomes after cardiac surgery
Ahuja, Abhilasha, Baker, Thomas and Ramanan, Mahesh (2025). Impact of frailty on outcomes after cardiac surgery. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 169 (6), 1787-1794.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.05.025
2025
Journal Article
Fludrocortisone to treat patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage: Protocol for an international, phase 3, randomised, placebo-controlled, multicentre trial
Cohen, Jeremy, Delaney, Anthony, Udy, Andrew, Andersen, Christopher, Anderson, Craig S., Bellapart, Judith, Burrell, Louise M., Devaux, Anthony, Evans, David M., Fitzgerald, Emily, Garside, Tessa, Hammond, Naomi, Hardie, Miranda, Jeffree, Rosalind L., Knowles, Serena, Lassig-Smith, Melissa, Li, Qiang, Nethathe, Gladness, Rajbhandari, Dorrilyn, Ramanan, Mahesh, Talbot, Philip, Taylor, Colman, Wright, Jason, Young, Morag J., Young, Paul J. and Venkatesh, Balasubramanian (2025). Fludrocortisone to treat patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage: Protocol for an international, phase 3, randomised, placebo-controlled, multicentre trial. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 27 (2) 100116, 100116-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ccrj.2025.100116
2025
Journal Article
Predicting a strongly positive fluid balance in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury: a multicentre, international study
White, Kyle C., Bellomo, Rinaldo, Laupland, Kevin B., Gatton, Michelle L., Ostermann, Marlies, McIlroy, Philipa, Luke, Stephen, Garrett, Peter, Tabah, Alexis, Whebell, Stephen, Marella, Prashanti, McCullough, James, Shekar, Kiran, Attokaran, Antony G., Kumar, Aashish, Meyer, Jason, Sanderson, Barnaby, Serpa-Neto, Ary, Ramanan, Mahesh, Marella, Prashanti, Young, Patrick, McIlroy, Phillipa, Nash, Ben, McCullough, James, Denny, Kerina J., Tallott, Mandy, Marshall, Andrea, Moore, David, White, Hayden ... on behalf of the Queensland Critical Care Research Network (QCCRN) (2025). Predicting a strongly positive fluid balance in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury: a multicentre, international study. Journal of Critical Care, 87 155016, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2025.155016
2025
Journal Article
Higher versus lower mean arterial blood pressure after cardiac arrest and resuscitation (<scp>MAP</scp>‐<scp>CARE</scp>): A protocol for a randomized clinical trial
Niemelä, V. H., Reinikainen, M., Nielsen, N., Bass, F., Young, P., Lilja, G., Dankiewicz, J., Hammond, N., Hästbacka, J., Levin, H., Moseby‐Knappe, M., Saxena, M., Tiainen, M., Ceric, A., Holgersson, J., Kamp, C. B., Tirkkonen, J., Oksanen, T., Kaakinen, T., Bendel, S., Düring, J., Lybeck, A., Johnsson, J., Unden, J., Lundin, A., Kåhlin, J., Grip, J., Lotman, E., Romundstad, L. ... Skrifvars, M. B. (2025). Higher versus lower mean arterial blood pressure after cardiac arrest and resuscitation (MAP‐CARE): A protocol for a randomized clinical trial. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, 69 (6) e70040. doi: 10.1111/aas.70040
2025
Journal Article
Effect of early adjunctive vasopressin initiation for septic shock patients: a target trial emulation
White, Kyle C., Costa-Pinto, Rahul, Blank, Sebastiaan, Whebell, Stephen, Quick, Lachlan, Luke, Stephen, Attokaran, Antony G., Garrett, Peter, Ramanan, Mahesh, Tabah, Alexis, Shekar, Kiran, Laupland, Kevin B., Kumar, Aashish, McCullough, James, Udy, Andrew, Eastwood, Glenn, Bellomo, Rinaldo, Chaba, Anis, the Queensland Critical Care Research Network (QCCRN), Ramanan, Mahesh, Marella, Prashanti, Young, Patrick, McIlroy, Phillipa, Nash, Ben, McCullough, James, Denny, Kerina J., Tallott, Mandy, Marshall, Andrea, Moore, David ... Keogh, Sam (2025). Effect of early adjunctive vasopressin initiation for septic shock patients: a target trial emulation. Critical Care, 29 (1) 188, 1-10. doi: 10.1186/s13054-025-05401-y
2025
Journal Article
Tracking outcomes post intensive care: findings of a longitudinal observational study
Flaws, Dylan, Tronstad, Oystein, Fraser, John F., Lavana, Jayshree, Laupland, Kevin B., Ramanan, Mahesh, Tabah, Alexis and Patterson, Sue (2025). Tracking outcomes post intensive care: findings of a longitudinal observational study. Australian Critical Care, 38 (3) 101164, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2024.101164
2025
Journal Article
Continuous deep sedation versus minimal sedation after cardiac arrest and resuscitation (SED-CARE): A protocol for a randomized clinical trial
Ceric, A., Dankiewicz, J., Hästbacka, J., Young, P., Niemelä, V. H., Bass, F., Skrifvars, M. B., Hammond, N., Saxena, M., Levin, H., Lilja, G., Moseby-Knappe, M., Tiainen, M., Reinikainen, M., Holgersson, J., Kamp, C. B., Wise, M. P., McGuigan, P. J., White, J., Sweet, K., Keeble, T. R., Glover, G., Hopkins, P., Remmington, C., Cole, J. M., Gorgoraptis, N., Pogson, D. G., Jackson, P., Düring, J. ... Nielsen, N. (2025). Continuous deep sedation versus minimal sedation after cardiac arrest and resuscitation (SED-CARE): A protocol for a randomized clinical trial. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, 69 (5) e70022, 1-13. doi: 10.1111/aas.70022
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