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Bala Venkatesh

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1 A multicenter randomized trial of atorvastatin therapy in intensive care patients with severe sepsis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2013 3.44
2 Continuation of statin therapy in patients with presumed infection: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2010 2.21
3 Prediction of hospital outcome in septic shock: a prospective comparison of tissue Doppler and cardiac biomarkers. Crit Care 2010 1.73
4 Tissue Doppler in critical illness: a retrospective cohort study. Crit Care 2007 1.65
5 Assessment of tissue cortisol activity. Crit Care Resusc 2009 1.41
6 Acute fluid shifts influence the assessment of serum vitamin D status in critically ill patients. Crit Care 2010 1.40
7 A preliminary study of atorvastatin plasma concentrations in critically ill patients with sepsis. Intensive Care Med 2008 1.33
8 The use of hypertonic saline for treating intracranial hypertension after traumatic brain injury. Anesth Analg 2006 1.27
9 Clinical review: adiponectin biology and its role in inflammation and critical illness. Crit Care 2011 1.19
10 Variability of cortisol assays can confound the diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency in the critically ill population. Intensive Care Med 2006 1.03
11 Do random estimations of vitamin D3 and parathyroid hormone reflect the 24-h profile in the critically ill? Intensive Care Med 2011 1.02
12 Uni- and interdisciplinary effects on round and handover content in intensive care units. Hum Factors 2009 0.92
13 Vitamin D and the critically ill patient. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 2012 0.92
14 Epidemiology and significance of coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated in blood cultures from critically ill adult patients. Crit Care Resusc 2011 0.91
15 Unmeasured anions: the unknown unknowns. Crit Care 2008 0.91
16 Inadequate antimicrobial prophylaxis during surgery: a study of beta-lactam levels during burn debridement. J Antimicrob Chemother 2007 0.91
17 Characterising adrenal function using directly measured plasma free cortisol in stable severe liver disease. J Hepatol 2010 0.90
18 Cerebral perfusion pressure in neurotrauma: a review. Anesth Analg 2008 0.87
19 Supraphysiological 25-hydroxy vitamin D3 level at admission is associated with illness severity and mortality in critically ill patients. J Bone Miner Metab 2014 0.84
20 Information on the Internet about head injury pertaining to intensive care: less quantity and more quality is needed. Crit Care Resusc 2006 0.84
21 Tissue accumulation of cephalothin in burns: a comparative study by microdialysis of subcutaneous interstitial fluid cephalothin concentrations in burn patients and healthy volunteers. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2008 0.83
22 Plasma protein C levels in immunocompromised septic patients are significantly lower than immunocompetent septic patients: a prospective cohort study. J Hematol Oncol 2009 0.83
23 Measurement of tissue cortisol levels in patients with severe burns: a preliminary investigation. Crit Care 2009 0.82
24 Glucocorticoid Sensitivity Is Highly Variable in Critically Ill Patients With Septic Shock and Is Associated With Disease Severity. Crit Care Med 2016 0.80
25 The metabolic syndrome in critically ill patients. Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 2011 0.80
26 Probiotics and diarrhoea management in enterally tube fed critically ill patients--what is the evidence? Intensive Crit Care Nurs 2010 0.80
27 Vitamin D measurement in the intensive care unit: methodology, clinical relevance and interpretation of a random value. Inflamm Allergy Drug Targets 2013 0.79
28 A Randomized Study of a Single Dose of Intramuscular Cholecalciferol in Critically Ill Adults. Crit Care Med 2015 0.79
29 Diarrhoea risk factors in enterally tube fed critically ill patients: a retrospective audit. Intensive Crit Care Nurs 2010 0.79
30 Serial changes in plasma total cortisol, plasma free cortisol, and tissue cortisol activity in patients with septic shock: an observational study. Shock 2012 0.78
31 Evidence for extra-renal production of 1α,25(OH)2D 3 in critical illness: a preliminary study. Intensive Care Med 2013 0.78
32 Are there any benefits from statin treatment for the septic patient? Curr Atheroscler Rep 2014 0.78
33 Effect of statin therapy on plasma adiponectin concentrations in patients with the sepsis syndrome: a preliminary investigation. Intensive Care Med 2011 0.77
34 Hypovitaminosis D and morbidity in critical illness: is there proof beyond reasonable doubt? Crit Care 2014 0.76
35 Dismissal of the utility of free cortisol measurement is premature. Intensive Care Med 2012 0.75
36 Reply: Statins in sepsis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2013 0.75
37 When an effect is unclear, questioning its proposed mechanism is appropriate. Crit Care Resusc 2010 0.75
38 Unbound cephalothin pharmacokinetics in adult burn patients are related to the elapsed time after injury. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2009 0.75
39 Evidence-based evolution of the high-stakes postgraduate intensive care examination in Australia and New Zealand. Crit Care Resusc 2009 0.75
40 Lindsay Worthley: a giant who transformed the landscape of Australasian intensive care. Crit Care Resusc 2006 0.75
41 Endocrine management in the intensive care unit. Preface. Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 2011 0.75
42 Not all unexplained hyperkalaemia is pseudohyperkalaemia. Crit Care Resusc 2009 0.75
43 Intensive care in Australia and New Zealand: past, present and future. Natl Med J India 2004 0.75
44 The compatibility of a low concentration of hydrocortisone sodium succinate with selected drugs during a simulated Y-site administration. Crit Care Resusc 2013 0.75
45 Negative-pressure pulmonary oedema with normal concentration of B-type natriuretic peptide. Crit Care Resusc 2007 0.75
46 Use of a nurse-led intervention to optimize beta-blockade for reducing cardiac events after major noncardiac surgery. Am Heart J 2008 0.75
47 Frequency of documentation of family communication in an Australian intensive care unit: a retrospective study. Med J Aust 2011 0.75
48 Vitamin D in the ICU: anything new under the sun? Crit Care Resusc 2012 0.75
49 Random measurements of adiponectin and IL-6 may not be indicative of the 24-h profile in critically ill patients. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2013 0.75
50 Plasma free cortisol and B-type natriuretic peptide in septic shock. Anaesth Intensive Care 2012 0.75
51 Placebo disclosure rate in randomized controlled trials involving critically ill patients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2012 0.75
52 Basic science research in Australian intensive care practice. Crit Care Resusc 2008 0.75
53 Comparison of the diagnostic accuracy of measured and calculated free cortisol in acutely ill patients using the Coolens equation. Crit Care Resusc 2013 0.75