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:
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Works
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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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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, 39 (11), 2978-2988. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2025.06.017
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
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
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
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
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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
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, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2025.103961
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
2025
Journal Article
Mean arterial pressure targets in intensive care unit patients receiving noradrenaline: an international survey
Young, Paul J., Bellomo, Rinaldo, Al-Fares, Abdulrahman, Antognini, David GC., Arabi, Yaseen M., Ashraf, Muhammad Sheharyar, Bagshaw, Sean M., Brown, Alastair J., Buabbas, Sarah, Campbell, Lewis, Chen, Jonathan M., Freebairn, Ross C., Fujii, Tomoko, Hasan, Mohd Shahnaz, Jain, Aditi, Lai, Nai An, Lakhey, Sanjay, Partlin, Matthew Mac, Marment, Sam, McCullough, James P.A., Nichol, Alistair D., Ramanan, Mahesh, Regmi, Ashim, Saxena, Manoj, Seppelt, Ian, Shima, Nozomu, Twardowski, Pawel, White, Kyle C. and Lamontagne, François (2025). Mean arterial pressure targets in intensive care unit patients receiving noradrenaline: an international survey. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 27 (1) 100095. doi: 10.1016/j.ccrj.2024.12.001
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, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ccrj.2025.100104
2025
Journal Article
Mean arterial pressure in critically ill adults receiving vasopressors: a multicentre, observational study
White, Kyle C., Quick, Lachlan, Durkin, Zachary, McCullough, James, Laupland, Kevin B., Blank, Sebastiaan, Attokaran, Antony G., Kumar, Aashish, Shekar, Kiran, Garrett, Peter, Meyer, Jason, Tabah, Alexis, Ramanan, Mahesh, Luke, Stephen, Chaba, Anis, Bellomo, Rinaldo, Lamontagne, François, Young, Paul J., Ramanan, Mahesh, Marella, Prashanti, Young, Patrick, McIlroy, Phillipa, Nash, Ben, McCullough, James, Denny, Kerina J., Tallott, Mandy, Marshall, Andrea, Moore, David, White, Hayden ... Keogh, Sam (2025). Mean arterial pressure in critically ill adults receiving vasopressors: a multicentre, observational study. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 27 (1) 100103, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ccrj.2025.100103
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. doi: 10.1016/j.ccrj.2024.11.003
2025
Journal Article
Serum chloride concentration and outcomes in adults receiving intravenous fluid therapy with a balanced crystalloid solution or 0.9% sodium chloride
Ramanan, Mahesh, Hammond, Naomi, Billot, Laurent, Delaney, Anthony, Devaux, Anthony, Finfer, Simon, Li, Qiang, Micallef, Sharon, Venkatesh, Balasubramanian, Young, Paul J., Myburgh, John and for the PLUS Investigators (2025). Serum chloride concentration and outcomes in adults receiving intravenous fluid therapy with a balanced crystalloid solution or 0.9% sodium chloride. Intensive Care Medicine, 51 (2) e0176292, 249-258. doi: 10.1007/s00134-024-07764-2
2025
Journal Article
Nutrition delivery during hospitalisation after critical illness in Australia and New Zealand: a multicentre, prospective observational study
Ridley, Emma J., Ainscough, Kate, Bailey, Michael, Baskett, Rebecca, Bone, Allison, Campbell, Lewis, Capel, Eleanor, Chapple, Lee-anne, Cheng, Andrew, Deane, Adam M., Doola, Ra'eesa, Ferrie, Suzie, Fetterplace, Kate, Gilder, Eileen, Higgins, Alisa M., Hodgson, Carol L., King, Victoria, Marshall, Andrea P., Nichol, Alistair, Peake, Sandra, Ramanan, Mahesh, Neto, Ary Serpa, Udy, Andrew, Williams, Patricia, Winderlich, Jacinta, Young, Paul J. and NUTRIENT Study Investigators and ANZICS Clinical Trials Group (2025). Nutrition delivery during hospitalisation after critical illness in Australia and New Zealand: a multicentre, prospective observational study. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 38 (1) e13385, 1-14. doi: 10.1111/jhn.13385
2025
Journal Article
Who gets the bed: factors influencing the intensive care exit block: a qualitative study
Lin, Frances Fengzhi, Peet, Jacqueline, Murray, Lauren, Ramanan, Mahesh, Jacobs, Kylie, Brailsford, Jane, Osmond, Amelia, Kajevu, Moreblessing, Garrett, Peter, Tabah, Alexis, Mock, Carol and Chen, Yingyan (2025). Who gets the bed: factors influencing the intensive care exit block: a qualitative study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 161 104949, 104949. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2024.104949
2025
Journal Article
Composite primary outcomes reported in studies of critical care: A scoping review
Marella, Prashanti, De Silva, Sansuka, Attokaran, Antony G., Laupland, Kevin B., Eriksson, Lars and Ramanan, Mahesh (2025). Composite primary outcomes reported in studies of critical care: A scoping review. Critical Care Explorations, 7 (1) e1195, 1-12. doi: 10.1097/CCE.0000000000001195
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