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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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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 101593, 101593. doi: 10.1016/j.accpm.2025.101593
2025
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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, 101164-3. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2024.101164
2025
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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
2025
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Fever management with or without a temperature control device after out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest and resuscitation (TEMP‐CARE): A study protocol for a randomized clinical trial
Holgersson, Johan, Niemelä, V., Skrifvars, M. B., Kamp‐Jorgensen, C., Saxena, M., Young, P., Bass, F., Dankiewicz, J., Hammond, N., Hästbacka, J., Levin, H., Lilja, G., Moseby‐Knappe, M., Tiainen, M., Reinikainen, M., Ceric, A., Düring, J., Lybeck, A., Rodriguez‐Santos, D., Johnsson, J., Unden, J., Lundin, A., Kåhlin, J., Grip, J., Rosell, J., Lotman, E. M., Navarra, L., Crichton, B., Knight, D. ... Nielsen, N. (2025). Fever management with or without a temperature control device after out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest and resuscitation (TEMP‐CARE): A study protocol for a randomized clinical trial. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, 69 (5) e70034, 1-12. doi: 10.1111/aas.70034
2025
Journal Article
Research Priorities for Diabetic Ketoacidosis: An Evidence and Gap Mapping Review
Sieben, Nicolas and Ramanan, Mahesh (2025). Research Priorities for Diabetic Ketoacidosis: An Evidence and Gap Mapping Review. Medical Sciences, 13 (2) 53, 53-2. doi: 10.3390/medsci13020053
2025
Journal Article
Frailty and Long-Term Survival in Patients With Critical Illness After Nonhome Discharge: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Mehta, Hardik, Ling, Ryan Ruiyang, Ramanan, Mahesh, Bartlett, Catherine, Grewal, Jatinder, Gupta, Kshityj, Reynolds, James, Kumar, Aashish, Marella, Prashanti, Pilcher, David, Shah, Nilesh, Shekar, Kiran and Subramaniam, Ashwin (2025). Frailty and Long-Term Survival in Patients With Critical Illness After Nonhome Discharge: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Critical Care Medicine, 53 (7), e1402-e1415. doi: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000006684
2025
Journal Article
Waiting to be discharged from intensive care units: Key factors shaping patient and family experiences
Chen, Yingyan, Peet, Jacqueline, Murray, Lauren, Ramanan, Mahesh, Jacobs, Kylie, Brailsford, Jane, Osmond, Amelia, Kajevu, Moreblessing, Garrett, Peter, Tabah, Alexis, Mock, Carol and Lin, Frances Fengzhi (2025). Waiting to be discharged from intensive care units: Key factors shaping patient and family experiences. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 87 103961, 103961. doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2025.103961
2025
Journal Article
Buffered salt solution versus 0.9% sodium chloride as fluid therapy for patients presenting with moderate to severe diabetic ketoacidosis: Study protocol for a Phase-3 cluster-crossover, blinded, randomised, controlled trial
Ramanan, Mahesh, Rajbhandari, Dorrilyn, Koch, Carolyn, Abdelhamid, Yasmine Ali, Attokaran, Antony, Billot, Laurent, Bompoint, Severine, Cohen, Jeremy, Delaney, Anthony, Devaux, Anthony, Ekinci, Elif, Finfer, Simon, Garside, Tessa, Hammond, Naomi, Higgins, Alisa, Keijzers, Gerben, Li, Qiang, Moran, Benjamin, Myburgh, John, Nair, Priya, Peake, Sandra, Russell, Anthony, Tabah, Alexis, Watts, Stacey and Venkatesh, Balasubramanian (2025). Buffered salt solution versus 0.9% sodium chloride as fluid therapy for patients presenting with moderate to severe diabetic ketoacidosis: Study protocol for a Phase-3 cluster-crossover, blinded, randomised, controlled trial. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 27 (1) 100104, 100104-1. doi: 10.1016/j.ccrj.2025.100104
2025
Journal Article
In-hospital mortality in patients admitted to Australian intensive care units with COVID-19 between 2020 and 2024
Donnan, Matthew T., Zhao, Peinan, Cheng, Allen C., Ibrahim, Aaliya, Palermo, Annamaria, Reddi, Benjamin, Reynolds, Claire, French, Craig, Litton, Edward, Rotherham, Hannah, Begum, Husna, Cooper, Jamie, Dumbrell, Jodi, Campbell, Lewis, Plummer, Mark, Ramanan, Mahesh, Alliegro, Patricia, McAllister, Richard E., Erickson, Simon, Priyadarshini, Shweta, Ng, Sze, Broadley, Tessa, Trapani, Tony, Papanikolaou, Vicki, Cheung, Winston, Udy, Andrew A. and Burrell, Aidan (2025). In-hospital mortality in patients admitted to Australian intensive care units with COVID-19 between 2020 and 2024. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 27 (1) 100094, 100094-1. doi: 10.1016/j.ccrj.2024.11.003
2025
Journal Article
Volume-outcome relationships for tracheostomies in Australia and New Zealand Intensive Care Units: A registry-based retrospective study
Marella, Prashanti, Ramanan, Mahesh, Tabah, Alexis, Litton, Ed, Edwards, Felicity and Laupland, Kevin B. (2025). Volume-outcome relationships for tracheostomies in Australia and New Zealand Intensive Care Units: A registry-based retrospective study. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 27 (1) 100096, 100096. doi: 10.1016/j.ccrj.2024.12.002
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