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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
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 ... on behalf of the Queensland Critical Care Research Network (QCCRN) (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
2024
Journal Article
Enough is enough: Continuous beta-lactam infusions for treating serious infections
Ramanan, Mahesh, Keynan, Yoav and Laupland, Kevin (2024). Enough is enough: Continuous beta-lactam infusions for treating serious infections. Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada, 9 (4), 200-203. doi: 10.3138/jammi-2024-1104
2024
Journal Article
Intensive care unit-onset bloodstream infections represent a distinct category of hospital-onset infections: A multicentre, retrospective cohort study. Queensland Critical Care Network (QCCRN)
Tabah, Alexis, Edwards, Felicity, Ramanan, Mahesh, White, Kyle C., Shekar, Kiran, Mcilroy, Philippa, Attokaran, Antony, Senthuran, Siva, Mccullough, James, Kumar, Aashish, Luke, Stephen, Bhadange, Neeraj, Garrett, Peter and Laupland, Kevin B. (2024). Intensive care unit-onset bloodstream infections represent a distinct category of hospital-onset infections: A multicentre, retrospective cohort study. Queensland Critical Care Network (QCCRN). Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada (Jammi), 9 (4), 229-238. doi: 10.3138/jammi-2024-0023
2024
Journal Article
Rapid uptake of adjunctive corticosteroids for critically ill adults with septic shock following publication of ADRENAL trial. a multicenter, retrospective analysis of prescribing practices in Queensland Intensive Care Units
White, Kyle C., Chaba, Anis, Meyer, Jason, Ramanan, Mahesh, Tabah, Alexis, Attokaran, Antony G., Kumar, Aashish, McCullough, James, Shekar, Kiran, Garrett, Peter, McIlroy, Philippa, Senthuran, Siva, Luke, Stephen, Laupland, Kevin B. and on behalf of the Queensland Critical Care Research Network (QCCRN) (2024). Rapid uptake of adjunctive corticosteroids for critically ill adults with septic shock following publication of ADRENAL trial. a multicenter, retrospective analysis of prescribing practices in Queensland Intensive Care Units. Anaesthesia Critical Care and Pain Medicine, 43 (6) 101435, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.accpm.2024.101435
2024
Journal Article
ICU-acquired hypernatremia: prevalence, patient characteristics, trajectory, risk factors, and outcomes
Nasser, Ahmad, Chaba, Anis, Laupland, Kevin B., Ramanan, Mahesh, Tabah, Alexis, Attokaran, Antony G., Kumar, Aashish, McCullough, James, Shekar, Kiran, Garrett, Peter, McIlroy, Philippa, Luke, Stephen, Senthuran, Siva, Bellomo, Rinaldo, White, Kyle C., Ramanan, Mahesh, Marella, Prashanti, Young, Patrick, McIlroy, Philippa, Nash, Ben, McCullough, James, Denny, Kerina J., Tallott, Mandy, Marshall, Andrea, Moore, David, Sane, Sunil, Kumar, Aashish, Morrison, Lynette, Dipplesman, Pam ... on behalf of the Queensland Critical Care Research Network (QCCRN) (2024). ICU-acquired hypernatremia: prevalence, patient characteristics, trajectory, risk factors, and outcomes. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 26 (4), 303-310. doi: 10.1016/j.ccrj.2024.09.003
2024
Journal Article
Sepsis‐associated acute kidney injury in patients with chronic kidney disease: patient characteristics, prevalence, timing, trajectory, treatment and associated outcomes
White, Kyle C., Bellomo, Rinaldo, Tabah, Alexis, Attokaran, Antony G., White, Hayden, McCullough, James, Shekar, Kiran, Ramanan, Mahesh, Garrett, Peter, McIlroy, Philippa, Senthuran, Siva, Luke, Stephen, Serpa‐Neto, Ary, Larsen, Tom, Laupland, Kevin B. and the Queensland Critical Care Research Network (QCCRN) (2024). Sepsis‐associated acute kidney injury in patients with chronic kidney disease: patient characteristics, prevalence, timing, trajectory, treatment and associated outcomes. Nephrology, 29 (12), 838-848. doi: 10.1111/nep.14392
2024
Journal Article
In-person, virtual visiting and telephone calls in Australia and New Zealand intensive care units: a point prevalence multicentre study mapping daytime and nighttime interactions
Tabah, Alexis, Ramanan, Mahesh, Laupland, Kevin B., Haines, Kimberley, Hammond, Naomi, Knowles, Serena, Jacobs, Kylie, Baker, Stuart and Litton, Edward (2024). In-person, virtual visiting and telephone calls in Australia and New Zealand intensive care units: a point prevalence multicentre study mapping daytime and nighttime interactions. Australian Critical Care, 38 (2) 101144, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2024.101144
2024
Journal Article
Timing of adjunctive vasopressin initiation for septic shock patients and hospital mortality: a multicentre observational study
White, Kyle C., Costa-Pinto, Rahul, Chaba, Anis, McIlroy, Philippa, Senthuran, Siva, Luke, Stephen, Attokaran, Antony G., Garrett, Peter, Ramanan, Mahesh, Tabah, Alexis, Shekar, Kiran, Laupland, Kevin B., White, Hayden, McCullough, James, Udy, Andrew, Eastwood, Glenn, Bellomo, Rinaldo, Ramanan, Mahesh, Marella, Prashanti, Young, Patrick, McIlroy, Pip, Nash, Ben, McCullough, James, Denny, Kerina J., Tallott, Mandy, Marshall, Andrea, Moore, David, White, Hayden, Sane, Sunil ... Keogh, Sam (2024). Timing of adjunctive vasopressin initiation for septic shock patients and hospital mortality: a multicentre observational study. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 26 (4), 295-302. doi: 10.1016/j.ccrj.2024.09.002
2024
Journal Article
Interventions to improve patient admission and discharge practices in adult intensive care units: A systematic review
Lin, Frances Fengzhi, Chen, Yingyan, Rattray, Megan, Murray, Lauren, Jacobs, Kylie, Brailsford, Jane, Free, Patricia, Garrett, Peter, Tabah, Alexis and Ramanan, Mahesh (2024). Interventions to improve patient admission and discharge practices in adult intensive care units: A systematic review. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 85 103688, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2024.103688
2024
Journal Article
Hypophosphataemia in critical illness: a narrative review
Ramanan, Mahesh, Tabah, Alexis, Affleck, Julia, Edwards, Felicity, White, Kyle C., Attokaran, Antony and Laupland, Kevin (2024). Hypophosphataemia in critical illness: a narrative review. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 13 (23) 7165, 1-9. doi: 10.3390/jcm13237165
2024
Journal Article
Epidemiology of acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure in Australian and New Zealand intensive care units during 2005-2022. A binational, registry-based study
Ling, Ryan Ruiyang, Ponnapa Reddy, Mallikarjuna, Subramaniam, Ashwin, Moran, Benjamin, Ramanathan, Kollengode, Ramanan, Mahesh, Burrell, Aidan, Pilcher, David and Shekar, Kiran (2024). Epidemiology of acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure in Australian and New Zealand intensive care units during 2005-2022. A binational, registry-based study. Intensive Care Medicine, 50 (11), 1861-1872. doi: 10.1007/s00134-024-07609-y
2024
Journal Article
Stroke in critically ill patients with respiratory failure due to COVID-19: Disparities between low-middle and high-income countries
Battaglini, Denise, Kelly, Thu-Lan, Griffee, Matthew, Fanning, Jonathon, Premraj, Lavienraj, Whitman, Glenn, Porto, Diego Bastos, Arora, Rakesh, Thomson, David, Pelosi, Paolo, White, Nicole M., Bassi, Gianluigi Li, Suen, Jacky, Fraser, John F., Robba, Chiara, Cho, Sung-Min, Al-Dabbous, Tala, Alfoudri, Huda, Shamsah, Mohammed, Alfroukh, Khadeejeh, Bairmani, Zinah Aqeel Abdulzahra, Khalid, Khalid Jehad, Abukhalaf, Salsabeel M.A., Hadhoud, Mohammed Maher, Abdrabo, Mohamed Fouad, Fathi, Mohamed, Alhouri, Hasan, Shahla, Dr Hamza, Alhadad, Qamrah ... Abdehaleem, Ibrahim (2024). Stroke in critically ill patients with respiratory failure due to COVID-19: Disparities between low-middle and high-income countries. Heart and Lung, 68, 131-144. doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2024.06.015
2024
Journal Article
Contextual factors influencing intensive care patients’ discharge processes: a multicentre prospective observational study
Lin, Frances Fengzhi, Peet, Jacqueline, Murray, Lauren, Yin, Huahua, Ramanan, Mahesh, Jacobs, Kylie, Brailsford, Jane, Osmond, Amelia, Kajevu, Moreblessing, Prichard, Roslyn, Garrett, Peter, Tabah, Alexis, Mock, Carol, Mehdi, Ahmed and Chen, Yingyan (2024). Contextual factors influencing intensive care patients’ discharge processes: a multicentre prospective observational study. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 34 (8), 3307-3315. doi: 10.1111/jocn.17515
2024
Journal Article
Hypothermia and Influence of Rewarming Rates on Survival Among Patients Admitted to Intensive Care with Bloodstream Infection: A Multicenter Cohort Study
White, Kyle C., Quick, Lachlan, Ramanan, Mahesh, Tabah, Alexis, Shekar, Kiran, Senthuran, Siva, Edwards, Felicity, Attokaran, Antony G., Kumar, Aashish, Meyer, Jason, McCullough, James, Blank, Sebastiaan, Smart, Christopher, Garrett, Peter, Laupland, Kevin B. and on behalf of the Queensland Critical Care Research Network (QCCRN) (2024). Hypothermia and Influence of Rewarming Rates on Survival Among Patients Admitted to Intensive Care with Bloodstream Infection: A Multicenter Cohort Study. Therapeutic Hypothermia and Temperature Management, 15 (3), 1-6. doi: 10.1089/ther.2024.0047
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