By Professor Balasubramanian Venkatesh

Journal articles

Morgan TJ; Venkatesh B; Bellomo R, 2015, 'Acid–base physiology: Comments on 10 contentious assertions', Critical Care and Resuscitation, 17, pp. 211 - 213

Venkatesh B; Cohen J, 2015, 'The utility of the corticotropin test to diagnose adrenal insufficiency in critical illness: An update', Clinical Endocrinology, 83, pp. 289 - 297, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cen.12702

Sharma K; Bora MK; Venkatesh BP; Barman P; Roy SK; Jayagurunathan U; Sellamuthu E; Moidu F, 2015, 'Role of 3D ultrasound and doppler in differentiating clinically suspected cases of leiomyoma and adenomyosis of uterus', Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 9, pp. QC08 - QC12, http://dx.doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2015/12240.5846

Venkatesh B; Imeson L; Kruger P; Cohen J; Jones M; Bellomo R, 2015, 'Elevated plasma-free cortisol concentrations and ratios are associated with increased mortality even in the presence of statin therapy in patients with severe sepsis', Critical Care Medicine, 43, pp. 630 - 635, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000000750

Ralph R; Peter JV; Chrispal A; Zachariah A; Dian J; Sebastian T; Venkatesh B; Thomas K, 2015, 'Supraphysiological 25-hydroxy vitamin D3 level at admission is associated with illness severity and mortality in critically ill patients', Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism, 33, pp. 239 - 243, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00774-014-0585-7

Nair P; Venkatesh B; Lee P; Kerr S; Hoechter DJ; Dimeski G; Grice J; Myburgh J; Center JR, 2015, 'A randomized study of a single dose of intramuscular cholecalciferol in critically ill adults', Critical Care Medicine, 43, pp. 2313 - 2320, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000001201

Karnik A; Venkatesh B; Angelico D, 2015, 'Analysis of performance and predictors of success in the final fellowship examination of the college of intensive care medicine', Critical Care and Resuscitation, 17, pp. 47 - 50

Conway P; Pretorius CJ; Ungerer JPJ; Lassig-Smith M; Stuart J; Jarrett P; Starr T; Dunlop R; Venkatesh B; Cohen J, 2015, 'Cortisol responses at baseline and after corticotropin in acute aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage: A prospective study', Critical Care and Resuscitation, 17, pp. 37 - 42

Bevan R; Venkatesh B; Freebairn R, 2015, 'Intensive care medicine training in Australia and New Zealand: A clarification', Critical Care Medicine, 43, pp. e538 - e540, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000001242

Bevan R; Venkatesh B; Freebairn R, 2015, 'The intensive care medicine workforce in Australia and New Zealand: Oversupplied or underdemanded?', Critical Care and Resuscitation, 17, pp. 141 - 143

Venkatesh B; Turner A, 2015, 'The intensive care workforce summit', Critical Care and Resuscitation, 17, pp. 73 - 76

Venkatesh B; Nair P, 2014, 'Hypovitaminosis D and morbidity in critical illness: Is there proof beyond reasonable doubt?', Critical Care, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc13863

Saxena MK; Foot C; Cook C; Lucey M, 2014, 'High-stakes assessment of the non-technical skills of critical care trainees using simulation: Feasibility, acceptability and reliability', Critical Care and Resuscitation, 16, pp. 6 - 12, http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=163775000994185;res=IELHEA

Kruger PS; Venkatesh B, 2014, 'Are there any benefits from statin treatment for the septic patient?', Current Atherosclerosis Reports, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11883-013-0378-9

Young PJ; Delaney AP; Dulhunty JM; Venkatesh B, 2014, 'Critical care statistical analysis plans. In reply.', Critical care and resuscitation : journal of the Australasian Academy of Critical Care Medicine, 16, pp. 76 - 77

Grundgeiger T; Harris B; Ford N; Abbey M; Sanderson PM; Venkatesh B, 2014, 'Emergency medical equipment storage: Benefits of visual cues tested in field and simulated settings', Human Factors, 56, pp. 958 - 972, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0018720813514605

Venkatesh B; Freebairn R, 2013, 'Assessment of the distribution and professional roles of the new Fellows of the College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand', Critical Care and Resuscitation, 15, pp. 327 - 328

Cohen J; Venkatesh B; Tan T, 2013, 'Comparison of the diagnostic accuracy of measured and calculated free cortisol in acutely ill patients using the Coolens equation', Critical Care and Resuscitation, 15, pp. 39 - 41

Venkatesh B; Myburgh J; Finfer S; Webb SAR; Cohen J; Bellomo R; McArthur C; Joyce CJ; Rajbhandari D; Glass P; Harward M, 2013, 'The ADRENAL study protocol: Adjunctive corticosteroid treatment in critically ill patients with septic shock', Critical Care and Resuscitation, 15, pp. 83 - 88

Semark AJ; Venkatesh K; McWhinney BC; Pretorius C; Roberts JA; Cohen J; Venkatesh B, 2013, 'The compatibility of a low concentration of hydrocortisone sodium succinate with selected drugs during a simulated Y-site administration', Critical Care and Resuscitation, 15, pp. 63 - 66

Robinson K; Jones M; Ordonez J; Grice J; Davidson B; Prins J; Venkatesh B, 2013, 'Random measurements of adiponectin and IL-6 may not be indicative of the 24-h profile in critically ill patients', Clinical Endocrinology, 79, pp. 892 - 898, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cen.12233

Kruger P; Bellomo R; Venkatesh B, 2013, 'Reply: Statins in sepsis', American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 188, pp. 874 - 875, http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/rccm.201303-0573LE

Krishnan A; Venkatesh B, 2013, 'Vitamin D measurement in the intensive care unit: Methodology, clinical relevance and interpretation of a random value', Inflammation and Allergy - Drug Targets, 12, pp. 230 - 238, http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/18715281113129990050

Krishnan A; Grosso A; Dimeski G; Grice J; Jones M; Venkatesh B, 2013, 'Evidence for extra-renal production of 1α,25(OH)2D 3 in critical illness: A preliminary study', Intensive Care Medicine, 39, pp. 1505 - 1506, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-013-2961-5

Kruger P; Bailey M; Bellomo R; Cooper DJ; Harward M; Higgins A; Howe B; Jones D; Joyce C; Kostner K; McNeil J; Nichol A; Roberts MS; Syres G; Venkatesh B, 2013, 'A multicenter randomized trial of atorvastatin therapy in intensive care patients with severe sepsis', American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 187, pp. 743 - 750, http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/rccm.201209-1718OC

White H; Venkatesh B; Jones M; Worrall S; Chuah T; Ordonez J, 2013, 'Effect of a hypertonic balanced ketone solution on plasma, CSF and brain beta-hydroxybutyrate levels and acid-base status', Intensive Care Medicine, 39, pp. 727 - 733, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-012-2790-y

Grundgeiger T; Sanderson PM; Beltran Orihuela C; Thompson A; MacDougall HG; Nunnink L; Venkatesh B, 2013, 'Prospective memory in the ICU: The effect of visual cues on task execution in a representative simulation', Ergonomics, 56, pp. 579 - 589, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2013.765604

Chua H-R; Venkatesh B; Stachowski E; Schneider AG; Perkins K; Ladanyi S; Kruger P; Bellomo R, 2013, 'Plasma-Lyte 148 vs 0.9% Saline for Fluid Resuscitation in Diabetic Ketoacidosis', Survey of Anesthesiology, 57, pp. 107 - 108, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.sa.0000428771.48543.af

Nair P; Venkatesh B, 2012, 'Vitamin D in the ICU: Anything new under the sun?', Critical Care and Resuscitation, 14, pp. 268 - 273

Sonawane R; Jones M; Kruger P; Venkatesh B; Rao J, 2012, 'Placebo disclosure rate in randomized controlled trials involving critically ill patients', American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 186, pp. 463 - 464, http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm.186.5.463a

Morgan TJ; Venkatesh B; Power G; Jones M, 2012, 'Acid-base effects of a bicarbonate-balanced priming fluid during cardiopulmonary bypass: Comparison with Plasma-Lyte 148. A randomised single-blinded study (Anaesth Intensive Care (2008) 36, (822-829))', Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 40, pp. 719

Cohen J; Pretorius C; Venkatesh B, 2012, 'Dismissal of the utility of free cortisol measurement is premature', Intensive Care Medicine, 38, pp. 718, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-012-2505-4

Chua HR; Venkatesh B; Stachowski E; Schneider AG; Perkins K; Ladanyi S; Kruger P; Bellomo R, 2012, 'Plasma-Lyte 148 vs 0.9% saline for fluid resuscitation in diabetic ketoacidosis', Journal of Critical Care, 27, pp. 138 - 145, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrc.2012.01.007

Amrein K; Venkatesh B, 2012, 'Vitamin D and the critically ill patient', Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care, 15, pp. 188 - 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MCO.0b013e32834f0027

Kruger PS; Joyce CJ; Harward ML; Jones MA; Kostner KM; Roberts MS; Venkatesh B, 2012, 'Continuation of statin therapy in patients with presumed infection [2]', American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 185, pp. 456 - 457, http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm.185.4.456a

Dimeski G; Morgan TJ; Presneill JJ; Venkatesh B, 2012, 'Disagreement between ion selective electrode direct and indirect sodium measurements: Estimation of the problem in a tertiary referral hospital', Journal of Critical Care, 27, pp. 326.e9 - 326.e16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrc.2011.11.003

Venkatesh B; Davidson B; Robinson K; Pascoe R; Appleton C; Jones M, 2012, 'Do random estimations of vitamin D 3 and parathyroid hormone reflect the 24-h profile in the critically ill?', Intensive Care Medicine, 38, pp. 177 - 179, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-011-2415-x

Sturgess DJ; Venkatesh B, 2012, 'Plasma free cortisol and B-type natriuretic peptide in septic shock', Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 40, pp. 95 - 98, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0310057x1204000109

Cohen J; Smith ML; Deans RV; Pretorius CJ; Ungerer JPJ; Tan T; Jones M; Venkatesh B, 2012, 'Serial changes in plasma total cortisol, Plasma free cortisol, and tissue cortisol activity in patients with septic shock: An observational study', Shock, 37, pp. 28 - 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/SHK.0b013e318239b809

Brandon RB; Thomas M; Brandon RA; Venter D; Presneill J; Lipman J; Morgan J; Venkatesh B; Sackier J; Sutherland A, 2012, 'A limited set of molecular biomarkers may provide superior diagnostic outcomes to procalcitonin in sepsis', Critical care (London, England), 16, pp. P40 - P40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc11727

Savithri MB; Iyer V; Jones M; Yarwood T; Looke D; Kruger PS; Faogali J; Venkatesh B, 2011, 'Epidemiology and significance of coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated in blood cultures from critically ill adult patients', Critical Care and Resuscitation, 13, pp. 103 - 107

Cooper MS; Venkatesh B, 2011, 'Preface', Best Practice and Research: Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 25, pp. 703 - 704, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.beem.2011.08.002

Robinson K; Kruger P; Phillips LK; Prins J; Venkatesh B, 2011, 'Effect of statin therapy on plasma adiponectin concentrations in patients with the sepsis syndrome: A preliminary investigation', Intensive Care Medicine, 37, pp. 1388 - 1389, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-011-2247-8

Robinson K; Prins J; Venkatesh B, 2011, 'Clinical review: Adiponectin biology and its role in inflammation and critical illness', Critical Care, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc10021

White H; Venkatesh B, 2011, 'Clinical review: Ketones and brain injury', Critical Care, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc10020

Kruger PS; Harward ML; Jones MA; Joyce CJ; Kostner KM; Roberts MS; Venkatesh B, 2011, 'Continuation of statin therapy in patients with presumed infection: A randomized controlled trial', American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 183, pp. 774 - 781, http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/rccm.201006-0955OC

Silcock RL; Venkatesh B; Pascoe RL; Fisher DK, 2011, 'Frequency of documentation of family communication in an Australian intensive care unit: A retrospective study', Medical Journal of Australia, 194, pp. 271 - 272, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb02969.x

Davies PG; Venkatesh B; Morgan TJ; Presneill JJ; Kruger PS; Thomas BJ; Roberts MS; Mundy J, 2011, 'Plasma acetate, gluconate and interleukin-6 profiles during and after cardiopulmonary bypass: A comparison of Plasma-Lyte 148 with a bicarbonate-balanced solution', Critical Care, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc9966

Venkatesh B; Cohen J, 2011, 'Adrenocortical (dys)function in septic shock - A sick euadrenal state', Best Practice and Research: Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 25, pp. 719 - 733, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.beem.2011.04.007

Robinson K; Kruger P; Prins J; Venkatesh B, 2011, 'The metabolic syndrome in critically ill patients', Best Practice and Research: Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 25, pp. 835 - 845, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.beem.2011.04.008

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