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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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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
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
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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
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
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
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
2024
Journal Article
Epidemiology of hypophosphatemia in critical illness: a multicentre, retrospective cohort study
Attokaran, Antony George, White, Kyle C., Doola, Ra'eesa, McIlroy, Philippa, Senthuran, Siva, Luke, Stephen, Garrett, Peter, Tabah, Alexis, Shekar, Kiran, Edwards, Felicity, White, Hayden, McCullough, James P.A., Hurford, Rod, Clement, Pierre, Laupland, Kevin B. and Ramanan, Mahesh (2024). Epidemiology of hypophosphatemia in critical illness: a multicentre, retrospective cohort study. Anaesthesia Critical Care and Pain Medicine, 43 (5) 101410, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.accpm.2024.101410
2024
Journal Article
Recommendations for the College of Intensive Care Medicine (CICM) trainee research project: A modified Delphi study
Ho, Ariel, Denny, Kerina J., Laupland, Kevin B., Ramanan, Mahesh, Tabah, Alexis, McCullough, James, Schults, Jessica A., Raman, Sainath, Apte, Yogesh, Attokaran, Antony, Baker, Stuart, Bartholdy, Roland, Bhadange, Neeraj, Brailsford, Jane, Cook, Katrina, David, Alexandre, Dhanani, Jayesh, Edwards, Felicity, Elkady, Hatem, Evans, Tess, Hutchinson, Jane, Lannon, Sean, Marshall, Andrea, McIlroy, Philippa, Milford, Elissa, Morrison, Lynette, Murray, Lauren, Serratore, Alyssa, Shah, Vikram ... Queensland Critical Care Research Network (2024). Recommendations for the College of Intensive Care Medicine (CICM) trainee research project: A modified Delphi study. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 26 (3), 169-175. doi: 10.1016/j.ccrj.2024.05.002
2024
Journal Article
Associations between late lactate clearance and clinical outcomes in adults with hyperlactataemia in the setting of diabetic ketoacidosis
Kumar, Aashish, Anstey, Christopher, Doola, Ra’eesa, Mcllroy, Philippa, Whebell, Stephen, Shekar, Kiran, Attokaran, Antony, Marella, Prashanti, White, Kyle, Luke, Stephen, Tabah, Alexis, Laupland, Kevin, Ramanan, Mahesh and Queensland Critical Care Research Network (QCCRN) (2024). Associations between late lactate clearance and clinical outcomes in adults with hyperlactataemia in the setting of diabetic ketoacidosis. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 13 (16) 4933, 1-12. doi: 10.3390/jcm13164933
2024
Journal Article
The impact of prescription time limits on phosphate administration in the intensive care unit: a before–after quality improvement study
Rooplalsingh, Rajiv, Edwards, Felicity, Affleck, Julia, Young, Patrick, Tabah, Alexis, Carmichael, Sinead, Chappell, Belinda, Fung, Andrea, Jacobs, Kylie, Laupland, Kevin and Ramanan, Mahesh (2024). The impact of prescription time limits on phosphate administration in the intensive care unit: a before–after quality improvement study. Healthcare, 12 (15) 1549, 1-9. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12151549
2024
Journal Article
Authors response: “Association between elevated lactate and clinical outcomes in adults with diabetic ketoacidosis”
Kumar, Aashish, Doola, Ra'eesa, Zahumensky, Amanda, Shaikh, Arif, Tabah, Alexis, Laupland, Kevin B. and Ramanan, Mahesh (2024). Authors response: “Association between elevated lactate and clinical outcomes in adults with diabetic ketoacidosis”. Journal of Critical Care, 84 154863, 1-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2024.154863
2024
Journal Article
Presentation, management, and outcomes of older compared to younger adults with hospital-acquired bloodstream infections in the intensive care unit: a multicenter cohort study
Margalit, Ili, Yahav, Dafna, Hoffman, Tomer, Tabah, Alexis, Ruckly, Stéphane, Barbier, François, Singer, Pierre, Timsit, Jean-François, Prendki, Virginie, Buetti, Niccolò, Lipman, Jeffrey (Group member), Pollock, Hamish, Margetts, Ben, Udy, Andrew, Young, Meredith, Bhadange, Neeraj, Tyler, Steven, Ledtischke, Anne, Finnis, Mackenzie, Dwivedi, Jyotsna, Saxena, Manoj, Biradar, Vishwanath, Soar, Natalie, Sarode, Vineet, Brewster, David, Regli, Adrian, Weeda, Elizabeth, Ahmed, Samiul, Fourie, Cheryl ... Hamid, Hytham K. S. (2024). Presentation, management, and outcomes of older compared to younger adults with hospital-acquired bloodstream infections in the intensive care unit: a multicenter cohort study. Infection, 52 (6), 2435-2443. doi: 10.1007/s15010-024-02304-y
2024
Journal Article
Randomised, controlled, feasibility trial comparing vasopressor infusion administered via peripheral cannula versus central venous catheter for critically ill adults: A study protocol
Watts, Stacey, Apte, Yogesh, Holland, Thomas, Hatt, April, Craswell, Alison, Lin, Frances, Tabah, Alexis, Ware, Robert, Byrnes, Joshua, Anstey, Christopher, Keijzers, Gerben and Ramanan, Mahesh (2024). Randomised, controlled, feasibility trial comparing vasopressor infusion administered via peripheral cannula versus central venous catheter for critically ill adults: A study protocol. PLoS One, 19 (5) e0295347, 1-12. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295347
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