By Professor Balasubramanian Venkatesh

Journal articles

Cohen J; Ward G; Prins J; Jones M; Venkatesh B, 2006, 'Variability of cortisol assays can confound the diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency in the critically ill population', Intensive Care Medicine, 32, pp. 1901 - 1905, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-006-0389-x

Venkatesh B, 2006, 'Lindsay Worthley: a giant who transformed the landscape of Australasian intensive care.', Critical care and resuscitation : journal of the Australasian Academy of Critical Care Medicine., 8, pp. 183

White H; Venkatesh B, 2006, 'Applications of transcranial Doppler in the ICU: A review', Intensive Care Medicine, 32, pp. 981 - 994, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-006-0173-y

Hauser B; Gröger M; Ehrmann U; Albicini M; Brückner UB; Schelzig H; Venkatesh B; Li H; Szabó C; Speit G; Radermacher P; Kick J, 2006, 'The PARP-1 inhibitor INO-1001 facilitates hemodynamic stabilization without affecting DNA repair in porcine thoracic aortic cross-clamping-induced ischemia/reperfusion', Shock, 25, pp. 633 - 640, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.shk.0000209561.61951.2e

Sturges DJ; Marwick TH; Joyce CJ; Venkatesh B, 2006, 'B-type natriuretic peptide concentrations and myocardial dysfunction in critical illness', Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 34, pp. 151 - 163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0310057x0603400218

Cheung BK; Morze CJ; Jones MA; Venkatesh B, 2006, 'Information on the Internet about head injury pertaining to intensive care: less quantity and more quality is needed.', Critical care and resuscitation : journal of the Australasian Academy of Critical Care Medicine, 8, pp. 100 - 106

Venkatesh B; Prins J; Torpy D; Chapman M; Joyce C; Cooper DJ; Cohen J; Hickman I; Jones D; Higgins A, 2006, 'Relative adrenal insufficiency in sepsis: match point or deuce?', Critical care and resuscitation : journal of the Australasian Academy of Critical Care Medicine, 8, pp. 376 - 380

Foot CL; Coucher J; Stickley M; Mundy J; Venkatesh B, 2006, 'The imaginary line method is not reliable for identification of prosthetic heart valves on AP chest radiographs.', Critical care and resuscitation : journal of the Australasian Academy of Critical Care Medicine, 8, pp. 15 - 18

White H; Cook D; Venkatesh B, 2006, 'The use of hypertonic saline for treating intracranial hypertension after traumatic brain injury', Anesthesia and Analgesia, 102, pp. 1836 - 1846, http://dx.doi.org/10.1213/01.ane.0000217208.51017.56

Cohen J; Venkatesh B, 2005, 'Assessment of adrenocortical function in the critically ill', Clinical Intensive Care, 16, pp. 89 - 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09563070500078319

Venkatesh B; Morgan TJ; Hall J; Endre Z; Willgoss D, 2005, 'Subcutaneous gas tensions closely track ileal mucosal gas tensions in a model of endotoxaemia without anaerobism', Intensive Care Medicine, 31, pp. 447 - 453, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-005-2558-8

Venkatesh B; Mortimer RH; Couchman B; Hall J, 2005, 'Evaluation of random plasma cortisol and the low dose corticotropin test as indicators of adrenal secretory capacity in critically ill patients: A prospective study', Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 33, pp. 201 - 209, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0310057x0503300208

Hauser B; Bracht H; Matejovic M; Radermacher P; Venkatesh B, 2005, 'Nitric oxide synthase inhibition in sepsis? Lessons learned from large-animal studies', Anesthesia and Analgesia, 101, pp. 488 - 498, http://dx.doi.org/10.1213/01.ANE.0000177117.80058.4D

Roberts D; Fraser JF; Buckley NA; Venkatesh B, 2005, 'Experiences of anticholinesterase pesticide poisonings in an Australian tertiary hospital', Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 33, pp. 469 - 476

Venkatesh B, 2005, 'Monitoring cerebral perfusion and oxygenation: an elusive goal.', Crit Care Resusc, 7, pp. 195 - 199, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16545045

Cohen J; Venkatesh B; Galligan J; Thomas P, 2004, 'Salivary cortisol concentrations in the intensive care population: Correlation with plasma cortisol values [4]', Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 32, pp. 843 - 844

Venkatesh B; Garrett P; Fraenkel DJ; Purdie D, 2004, 'Indices to quantify changes in intracranial and cerebral perfusion pressure by assessing agreement between hourly and semi-continuous recordings', Intensive Care Medicine, 30, pp. 510 - 513, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-003-2102-7

Venkatesh B; Kruger P; Pascoe RLS; Morgan TJ, 2004, 'Intensive care in Australia and New Zealand: Past, present and future', NATIONAL MEDICAL JOURNAL OF INDIA, 17, pp. 107 - 108, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000221138200014&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Venkatesh B; Kruger P; Pascoe RLS; Morgan TJ, 2004, 'Letter from Australia [3]', National Medical Journal of India, 17, pp. 107 - 108

Morgan TJ; Venkatesh B; Hall J, 2004, 'Crystalloid strong ion difference determines metabolic acid-base change during acute normovolaemic haemodilution', Intensive Care Medicine, 30, pp. 1432 - 1437, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-004-2176-x

O'Connor E; Venkatesh B; Mashongonyika C; Lipman J; Hall J; Thomas P, 2004, 'Serum procalcitonin and C-reactive protein as markers of sepsis and outcome in patients with neurotrauma and subarachnoid haemorrhage', Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 32, pp. 465 - 470, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0310057x0403200402

Rai R; Cohen J; Venkatesh B, 2004, 'Assessment of adrenocortical function in the critically ill.', Crit Care Resusc, 6, pp. 123 - 129, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16566699

Morgan TJ; Venkatesh B; Crerar-Gilbert A; Willgoss D; Endre ZH, 2003, 'Sodium crocetinate does not alter gut hypercapnic responses or renal energy stores during transient sub-diaphragmatic ischaemia', Intensive Care Medicine, 29, pp. 652 - 654, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-003-1641-2

Morgan TJ; Venkatesh B, 2003, 'Designing 'balanced' crystalloids.', Crit Care Resusc, 5, pp. 284 - 291, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16563119

Venkatesh B; Morgan TJ; Boots RJ; Hall J; Siebert D, 2003, 'Interpreting CSF lactic acidosis: effect of erythrocytes and air exposure.', Crit Care Resusc, 5, pp. 177 - 181, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16573479

Venkatesh B; Morgan TJ; Hall J, 2002, 'Sample introduction mode: Another source of error in saline PCO2 measurement [6]', Intensive Care Medicine, 28, pp. 1676 - 1677, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-002-1500-6

Organ N; Morgan T; Venkatesh B; Purdie D, 2002, 'Evaluation of the P-POSSUM mortality prediction algorithm in Australian surgical intensive care unit patients', ANZ Journal of Surgery, 72, pp. 735 - 738, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1445-2197.2002.02528.x

Venkatesh B; Shen Q; Lipman J, 2002, 'Continuous measurement of cerebral blood flow velocity using transcranial Doppler reveals significant moment-to-moment variability of data in healthy volunteers and in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage', Critical Care Medicine, 30, pp. 563 - 569, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00003246-200203000-00011

Morgan TJ; Venkatesh B; Hall J, 2002, 'Crystalloid strong ion difference determines metabolic acid-base change during in vitro hemodilution', Critical Care Medicine, 30, pp. 157 - 160, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00003246-200201000-00022

Kutschma J; Andel H; Venkatesh B; Morgan TJ, 2002, 'Letter to the editor: [1] (multiple letters)', Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care, 52, pp. 1012 - 1013

Venkatesh B; Morgan TJ, 2002, 'Letters to the editor', Journal of Trauma, 52, pp. 1012 - 1013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00005373-200205000-00038

Fanshawe M; Venkatesh B; Boots RJ, 2002, 'Outcome of stroke patients admitted to intensive care: Experience from an Australian teaching hospital', Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 30, pp. 628 - 632, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0310057x0203000515

Venkatesh B; Morgan TJ, 2002, 'Monitoring tissue gas tensions in critical illness.', Crit Care Resusc, 4, pp. 291 - 300, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16573442

Venkatesh B; Morgan T; Garrett P, 2001, 'Uses of error: Measuring the lactate gap', Lancet, 358, pp. 1806, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(01)06799-X

Morgan TJ; Venkatesh B; Bawa PG; Purdie DM, 2001, 'Transient mesenteric ischaemic episodes tracked by continuous jejunal PCO2 monitoring during liquid feeding', Intensive Care Medicine, 27, pp. 1408 - 1411, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s001340101026

Venkatesh B; Meacher R; Muller MJ; Morgan TJ; Fraser J, 2001, 'Monitoring tissue oxygenation during resuscitation of major burns', Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care, 50, pp. 485 - 494, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00005373-200103000-00013

Fanshawe M; Venkatesh B; Boots RJ, 2001, 'Acute myocardial ischaemia in the presence of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: what are the treatment options?', Crit Care Resusc, 3, pp. 45 - 47, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16597267

O'Connor E; Venkatesh B; Lipman J; Mashongonyika C; Hall J, 2001, 'Procalcitonin in critical illness.', Crit Care Resusc, 3, pp. 236 - 243, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16573512

Venkatesh B; Morgan TJ; Lipman J, 2000, 'Subcutaneous oxygen tensions provide similar information to ileal luminal CO2 tensions in an animal model of haemorrhagic shock', Intensive Care Medicine, 26, pp. 592 - 600, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s001340051209

Venkatesh B; Morgan TJ, 2000, 'Blood in the gastrointestinal tract delays and blunts the PCO2 to transient mucosal ischaemia', Intensive Care Medicine, 26, pp. 1108 - 1115, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s001340051325

Parekh N; Venkatesh B; Cross D; Leditschke A; Atherton J; Miles W; Winning A; Clague A; Rickard C, 2000, 'Cardiac troponin I predicts myocardial dysfunction in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage', Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 36, pp. 1328 - 1335, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(00)00857-3

Venkatesh B; Morgan TJ; Clulow S, 2000, 'A 23 year old woman with a closed head injury who developed rapidly fluctuating sodium levels.', Crit Care Resusc, 2, pp. 310 - 311, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16597319

Venkatesh B; Scott P; Ziegenfuss M, 2000, 'Cerebrospinal fluid in critical illness.', Crit Care Resusc, 2, pp. 42 - 54, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16597284

Meacher R; Venkatesh B; Lipman J, 1999, 'Acute respiratory distress syndrome precipitated by transjugular intrahepatic porto-systemic shunting for severe hepatic veno-occlusive disease. Is it due to pulmonary leucostasis? [2]', Intensive Care Medicine, 25, pp. 1332 - 1333, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s001340051070

Shen Q; Stuart J; Venkatesh B; Wallace J; Lipman J, 1999, 'Inter observer variability of the transcranial doppler ultrasound technique: Impact of lack of practice on the accuracy of measurement', Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing, 15, pp. 179 - 184, http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1009925811965

Venkatesh B; Boots R; Tomlinson F; Jones RDM, 1999, 'The continuous measurement of cerebrospinal fluid gas tensions in critically ill neurosurgical patients: A prospective observational study', Intensive Care Medicine, 25, pp. 599 - 605, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s001340050909

Morgan TJ; Venkatesh B; Endre ZH, 1999, 'Accuracy of intramucosal pH calculated from arterial bicarbonate and the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation: Assessment using simulated ischemia', Critical Care Medicine, 27, pp. 2495 - 2499, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00003246-199911000-00028

Venkatesh B; Boots RJ; Wallis SC, 1999, 'Accuracy of pleural fluid pH and PCO2 measurement in a blood gas analyser. Analysis of bias and precision', Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation, 59, pp. 619 - 626, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00365519950185111

Jones ARR; Venkatesh B; Lipman J, 1999, 'Vancomycin resistance in gram-positive cocci - Old bugs, new tricks, confusing terminology', Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 27, pp. 396 - 399, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0310057x9902700412

Venkatesh B, 1999, 'Continuous Intra-arterial Blood Gas Monitoring.', Crit Care Resusc, 1, pp. 150, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16602996

Back to profile page