Overview
Background
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:
- Available for supervision
Works
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2026
Journal Article
Conceptualisation of survival after critical illness using Institution-free days as a composite primary outcome by intensive care unit survivors and clinicians: A qualitative study using framework analysis
Marella, Prashanti, Williams, Emma, Michaels, Parker, Haines, Kimberley, Laupland, Kevin B., Keogh, Samantha and Ramanan, Mahesh (2026). Conceptualisation of survival after critical illness using Institution-free days as a composite primary outcome by intensive care unit survivors and clinicians: A qualitative study using framework analysis. Australian Critical Care, 39 (4) 101626, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2026.101626
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
2026
Journal Article
Prevention and Management of Ventriculitis Among Hospitalized Patients
Ramanan, Mahesh, Rooplalsingh, Rajiv, Edwards, Felicity and Gassiep, Ian (2026). Prevention and Management of Ventriculitis Among Hospitalized Patients. Current Infectious Disease Reports, 28 (1) 17, 1. doi: 10.1007/s11908-026-00886-2
2026
Journal Article
Vasopressin and major adverse kidney events in patients requiring vasopressor support after cardiac surgery: a multicentre retrospective cohort study
White, Kyle C., Coulson, Tim G., Serpa-Neto, Ary, Ramanan, Mahesh, Burrell, Aidan, McCullough, James, Shekar, Kiran, Costa-Pinto, Rahul, Whebell, Stephen, Blank, Sebastiaan and Udy, Andrew (2026). Vasopressin and major adverse kidney events in patients requiring vasopressor support after cardiac surgery: a multicentre retrospective cohort study. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 40 (7), 2112-2121. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2026.04.011
2026
Journal Article
Hypophosphatemia in diabetic ketoacidosis during intensive care admission
Sieben, Nicolas A., Blank, Sebastiaan, Tabah, Alexis, White, Kyle C., Laupland, Kevin B., Edwards, Felicity, Attokaran, Antony, Luke, Stephen, Kumar, Aashish, Whebell, Stephen, Parmar, Dinesh, McCullough, James, Garrett, Peter and Ramanan, Mahesh (2026). Hypophosphatemia in diabetic ketoacidosis during intensive care admission. Medical Sciences, 14 (2) 249, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/medsci14020249
2026
Journal Article
High-flow nasal oxygen therapy after cardiac surgery: a randomized clinical trial
Litton, Edward, Parke, Rachael L., McGuinness, Shay P., Dawson, Sarah N., Villar, Sofia S., Shetty, Siddesh S., Fox-Rushby, Julia A., Coombes, Julieann, Norman, Richard, Murphy, Gavin J., Affandi, Jacquita S., Ahmed, Aamer B., Bottrill, Fiona E., Chiu, Yi-Da, Churchill, Luke J., Dash, Sananta K., Delaney, Anthony P., Duckworth, Melissa J. P., Earwaker, Melissa J., Evans, Caroline R., Hoppington, Andrew J., Kunst, Gudrun, Maiorana, Andrew J., Martinez, Guillermo, McDonald, Andrew, Mohammed, Ayman A., Orford, Neil R., Pilcher, David V., Ramanan, Mahesh ... Klein, Andrew A. (2026). High-flow nasal oxygen therapy after cardiac surgery: a randomized clinical trial. Jama Network Open, 9 (4) e265447, e265447. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.5447
2026
Journal Article
Feeding-associated hypophosphatemia in critically ill patients. A multicentre, observational study
Chaba, Anis, Doola, Ra'eesa, Laupland, Kevin B., Shekar, Kiran, Kumar, Aashish, Tabah, Alexis, Ramanan, Mahesh, Edwards, Felicity, Bellomo, Rinaldo and White, Kyle C. (2026). Feeding-associated hypophosphatemia in critically ill patients. A multicentre, observational study. Journal of Critical Care, 92 155400, 155400. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2025.155400
2026
Journal Article
Association between hyperchloremia and neurological outcomes in traumatic brain injury: a narrative review
McIlroy, Philippa, Ramanan, Mahesh, White, Kyle C., Laupland, Kevin B., Hackett, Mark J., Ellison, Gaewyn and McNamara, Robert (2026). Association between hyperchloremia and neurological outcomes in traumatic brain injury: a narrative review. Healthcare, 14 (5) 696, 696-1. doi: 10.3390/healthcare14050696
2026
Journal Article
Epidemiology and pharmacological management of new onset atrial fibrillation in critically ill adults: a multicentre observational study
Denny, Kerina J., Whebell, Stephen, McCullough, James P. A., Laupland, Kevin B., Blank, Sebastiaan, Tabah, Alexis, Shekar, Kiran, Garrett, Peter, Ramanan, Mahesh, Attokaran, Antony G., Raith, Eamon, Walker, Humphrey G.M., Brown, Alastair, White, Kyle C., McCullough, James, Denny, Kerina J., Tallott, Mandy, Marshall, Andrea, Sane, Sunil, Kumar, Aashish, Morrison, Lynette, Dipplesman, Pam, Nasser, Ahmad, Stewart, David, Shah, Vikram, White, Kyle, Suliman, Adam, Quick, Lachlan, Meyer, Jason ... Keogh, Sam (2026). Epidemiology and pharmacological management of new onset atrial fibrillation in critically ill adults: a multicentre observational study. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 28 (1) 100162, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ccrj.2026.100162
2026
Journal Article
Safety and Efficacy of Stored Wet-Preprimed Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Circuits: A Scoping Review
Sieben, Nicolas, Nicholson, Robert, Pincus, Jason, Dhanani, Jayesh, Shekar, Kiran, Eriksson, Lars, Laupland, Kevin and Ramanan, Mahesh (2026). Safety and Efficacy of Stored Wet-Preprimed Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Circuits: A Scoping Review. ASAIO Journal, 72 (5) 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002673, 1-10. doi: 10.1097/mat.0000000000002673
2026
Journal Article
Thiamine Deficiency in Diabetes: Implications for Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Ramanan, Mahesh and Kumar, Aashish (2026). Thiamine Deficiency in Diabetes: Implications for Diabetic Ketoacidosis. Diabetology, 7 (2) 28, 28-2. doi: 10.3390/diabetology7020028
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
2026
Journal Article
The use of vasoactive agents in pulmonary embolism among the critically ill: A multi-centred, retrospective cohort study in Queensland intensive care units
Moh, Ashton, Edwards, Felicity, Marella, Prashanti, Lavana, Jayshree, Marshall, Andrea, Tabah, Alexis, White, Kyle, Blank, Sebastiaan, Whebell, Stephen, Luke, Stephen, Garrett, Peter, White, Hayden, Laupland, Kevin, Attokaran, Antony and Ramanan, Mahesh (2026). The use of vasoactive agents in pulmonary embolism among the critically ill: A multi-centred, retrospective cohort study in Queensland intensive care units. Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, 1-11. doi: 10.1177/08850666251415168
2026
Journal Article
Validation of PaO2:FiO2 for predicting hospital mortality in critically ill patients with acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure: a retrospective binational registry-based study
Ramanan, Mahesh, Moran, Benjamin, Ling, Ryan Ruiyang, Burrell, Aidan, Subramaniam, Ashwin, Ramanathan, Kollengode, Reddy, Mallikarjuna Ponnappa, Pilcher, David and Shekar, Kiran (2026). Validation of PaO2:FiO2 for predicting hospital mortality in critically ill patients with acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure: a retrospective binational registry-based study. Critical Care Science, 38 e20260221. doi: 10.62675/2965-2774.20260221
2026
Journal Article
Clinical outcomes associated with dynamic changes in serum sodium amongst adult patients with spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage and other critical illnesses: an exploratory scoping review
Raman, Vignesh, Ramanan, Mahesh, Edwards, Felicity, Ferede, Zemedu Aweke, Tippett, Vivienne and Laupland, Kevin B. (2026). Clinical outcomes associated with dynamic changes in serum sodium amongst adult patients with spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage and other critical illnesses: an exploratory scoping review. Critical Care Science, 38 e20260019. doi: 10.62675/2965-2774.20260019
2026
Book Chapter
Diabetic emergencies and glucose control in the ICU
Ramanan, Mahesh and Ekinci, Elif (2026). Diabetic emergencies and glucose control in the ICU. Oh's Intensive Care Manual. (pp. 815-823) [Amsterdam, The Netherlands]: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-443-11611-7.00068-2
2025
Journal Article
Patient and family engagement in Australian and New Zealand adult critical care trials
Evertsz, Natalia, Baker, Ann-Marie, Bates, Samantha, Betteridge, Toby, Bihari, Shailesh, Buhr, Heidi, Burns, Karen E. A., Comitini, Marisa, Deane, Adam, Goldsmith, Donna, McAllister, Richard E, Peake, Sandra, Phillips, Lauren, Pilcher, David, Plummer, Mark, Rai, Sumeet, Ramanan, Mahesh, Ridley, Emma J., Saxena, Manoj, Trevor, Dale, Udy, Andrew, Ali Abdelhamid, Yasmine and Haines, Kimberley J (2025). Patient and family engagement in Australian and New Zealand adult critical care trials. Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 22 (12), 1911-1920. doi: 10.1513/annalsats.202504-371oc
2025
Journal Article
The influence of consent models on recruitment rates in randomised trials in critical care: A systematic review
Ramanan, Mahesh, Kumar, Aashish, Billot, Laurent, Myburgh, John and Venkatesh, Balasubramanian (2025). The influence of consent models on recruitment rates in randomised trials in critical care: A systematic review. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 27 (4) 100119, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ccrj.2025.100119
2025
Journal Article
A comparison of sodium concentration measured in laboratory autoanalyser versus point-of-care blood gas machine: A retrospective, multicentre, analytical study in a large adult intensive care unit population
Hunter, Keegan, Anstey, Chris, Nesbitt, Alexander, Venkatesh, Karthik, Parmar, Dinesh, Corley, Amanda, Daniels, Marissa, Grewal, Jatinder, Laupland, Kevin B., Ramanan, Mahesh, Tabah, Alexis, McCullough, James, Kumar, Aashish, Attokaran, Antony G., Luke, Stephen, Garrett, Peter, Whebell, Stephen, Blank, Sebastiaan, McIlroy, Philippa and White, Kyle C. (2025). A comparison of sodium concentration measured in laboratory autoanalyser versus point-of-care blood gas machine: A retrospective, multicentre, analytical study in a large adult intensive care unit population. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 27 (4) 100149, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ccrj.2025.100149
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 and Pain Medicine, 44 (6) 101593, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.accpm.2025.101593
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