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Peer-reviewed research in anaesthesia, intensive care medicine, echocardiography and critical care

Research Profile

Dr Madhivathanan has contributed to 18+ peer-reviewed publications with 14 citations and an h-index of 3. His research focuses on critical care echocardiography, point-of-care ultrasound, ECMO, and perioperative medicine.

He has also co-edited the book "Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Critical Care" (Scion Publishing, 2022) with Dr Luke Flower, a comprehensive practical guide to the use of POCUS in critical care.

Research Metrics

18+

Publications

14+

Citations

3

h-index

Journal Articles

📚 2023

  • POCUS spotlight: subcostal cardiac ultrasound
    Olusanya O, Flower L, Madhivathanan PR, Andorka M.
    ASRA News. 2023 Feb.
    DOI: 10.52211/asra020123.07

📚 2022

  • The value of subcostal echocardiographic assessment, and directions for future research
    Sanfilippo F, La Via L, Flower L, Madhivathanan PR, Astuto M.
    Canadian Journal of Anesthesia. 2022 Feb 22.
    DOI: 10.1007/s12630-022-02225-0
  • Higher dose corticosteroids in hospitalised COVID-19 patients requiring ventilatory support (RECOVERY): a randomised, controlled, open-label, platform trial
    RECOVERY Collaborative Group.
    The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 2023.
    DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00510-X

📚 2021

  • The use of critical care echocardiography in peri-arrest and cardiac arrest scenarios: Pros, cons and what the future holds
    Flower L, Olusanya O, Madhivathanan PR.
    Journal of the Intensive Care Society. 2021 Aug; 22(3).
    DOI: 10.1177/1751143720936998

📚 2020

  • Training and Accreditation Pathways in Critical Care and Perioperative Echocardiography
    Flower L, Dempsey M, White A, Sanfilippo F, Olusanya O, Madhivathanan PR.
    Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2021 Jan; 35(1): 234-245.
    DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2020.07.046
  • Getting the most from the subcostal view: The rescue window for intensivists
    Flower L, Madhivathanan PR, Andorka M, Olusanya O, Roshdy A, Sanfilippo F.
    Journal of Critical Care. 2020 Dec; 60: 172-178.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2020.09.003
  • The Use of Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound and Echocardiography in the Management of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
    Flower L, Olusanya O, Madhivathanan PR.
    Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2020.
    DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2020.05.009

📚 2018

  • Should we be using extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation?
    Shenouda JEA, Madhivathanan PR.
    British Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2018 Dec; 79(12): 718.
    DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2018.79.12.718
  • Supraglottic airway devices: current and future uses
    Kwanten LE, Madhivathanan PR.
    British Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2018 Jan; 79(1): 31-35.
    DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2018.79.1.31
  • Perioperative implications of pericardial effusions and cardiac tamponade Editor's Choice
    Madhivathanan PR, Corredor C, Smith A.
    BJA Education (British Journal of Anaesthesia). Vol 20, Issue 7: 226-234. (Editor's choice and most read article)

📚 2016

  • Perioperative kinetics of endocan in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with and without cardiopulmonary bypass
    Madhivathanan PR, Fletcher N, Gaze D, Thomson R, Chandrasekaran V, Al-Subaie N, Valencia O, Sharma V.
    Cytokine. 2016 Jul; 83: 8-12.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2016.03.006

📚 2015

  • A clinician's guide to viscoelastic testing in the perioperative period
    Raman VV, Kasivisvanathan R, Madhivathanan PR.
    British Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2015 Dec; 76(12): 690-5.
    DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2015.76.12.690
  • Subclavian central venous cannulation: should ultrasound guidance be used in routine practice?
    Raman VV, Shah N, Madhivathanan PR.
    British Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2015 Aug; 76(8): 490.
    DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2015.76.8.490

📚 2014

  • Echocardiography training for non-cardiologists
    Gillon S, Zafiropoulos A, Madhivathanan PR.
    British Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2014 Jun; 75(6): 346-8.
    DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2014.75.6.346

📚 Book Chapter

  • Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Critical Care Book
    Flower L, Madhivathanan PR (Editors).
    Publisher: Scion Publishing Ltd, August 2022.
    A comprehensive, accurate and up-to-date practical guide to the use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in critical care, featuring detailed descriptions of how to perform a POCUS examination plus practical information on using POCUS in the assessment of shock, trauma and cardiac arrest.

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