Publications

1. Karthekeyan BR, Sundar S, Rao S, Vakamudi M. Management of A Patient with Kommerrell's Aneurysm Causing Tracheal and Esophageal Compression. Indian J Anaesth. 2009 Jun;53(3):358-61. PMID: 20640149; PMCID: PMC2900132.

2. Karthekeyan, R.B., Babu, H., Vakamudi, M. et al. Effects of clopidogrel on perioperative blood loss in off pump elective coronary artery bypass surgery. A prospective single blinded observational study. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 25, 59–62 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-009-0031-y

3. Karthekeyan, Ranjith & Saldanha, Richard & Sahadevan, M & Rao, Suresh & Vakamudi, Mahesh & Balakrishnan, Komarakshi. (2009). Scimitar Syndrome: Experience with 6 Patients. Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals. 17. 266-71. 10.1177/0218492309104750.

4. Mitral Valve Repair in two Children with Scoliosis; Indian Anesthetist Forum-2010

5. Karthekeyan RB, Sundar AS, Sulaiman S, Ravulapalli H, Vakamudi M, et al. (2010) Early Extubation in Ventricular Septal Defect. J Clinic Experiment Cardiol 1:106. doi:10.4172/2155-9880.1000106 

6. Karthekeyan BR, Vakamudi M, Thangavelu P, Sulaiman S, Sundar AS, Kumar SM. Lower ministernotomy and fast tracking for atrial septal defect. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2010 Feb;18(2):166-9. doi: 10.1177/0218492310362004. PMID: 20304852.

7. Karthekeyan, B.R., Ravullapalli, H., Vakamudi, M. et al. A rare case of tetralogy of fallot with congenital tubercular bronchiectasis. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 26, 34–37 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-010-0012-1

8. Parameswari, Aruna & Maheedar, Gudapati & Vakamudi, Mahesh. (2010). Sedative and anxiolytic effects of midazolam and triclofos oral premedication in children undergoing elective surgery: A comparison. Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology. 26. 340-344. 10.4103/0970-9185.74733.
9. A. Parameswari, M. Vakamudi, V. Raghupathy, R. Siddhartha, Anaesthetic management of total craniopagus twins for magnetic resonance imaging and cerebral angiography, BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 105, Issue 3, September 2010, Pages 368–370, https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aeq165
10. Parameswari A, Dhev AM, Vakamudi M. Efficacy of clonidine as an adjuvant to bupivacaine for caudal analgesia in children undergoing sub-umbilical surgery. Indian J Anaesth. 2010 Sep;54(5):458-63. doi: 10.4103/0019-5049.71047. PMID: 21189886; PMCID: PMC2991658.

11. Karthekeyan BR, Srigiri R, Vakamudi M, Saldanha R (2010) Recurrent and Large Arteriovenous Malformation with Failed Interventions Managed Surgically in Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest - A Case Report. J Clinic Experiment Cardiol 1:104. doi:10.4172/2155-9880.1000104 

12. Karthekeyan RB, Sundar AS, Sulaiman S, Thangavelu P, Vakamudi M, Kasianandan T. Early extubation in tetralogy of Fallot patients after complete repair. Cardiology in the Young. 2011;21(4):378-382. doi:10.1017/S1047951111000059

13. Intraoperativ anastomotic site detection and assessment of LIMA to LAD anastomosis by epicardial ultrasound in off pump coronary artery bypass grafting; A prospective single blinded study - Ann Card Anaesth-2011

14. Parameswari A, Vakamudi M, Manickam A, Swaminathan R, Ramaswamy a. Nasal fiber-optic guided oral tracheal intubation in neonates and infants with pierre Robin sequence. Paediatr Anesth 2011; 21(2): 170-171.

15. Manickam A, Vakamudi M, Parameswari A, Chetan C. Efficacy of clonidine as an adjuvant to ropivacaine for caudal analgesia in children undergoing subumbilical surgery. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2012 Apr;28(2):185-9. doi: 10.4103/0970-9185.94839. PMID: 22557740; PMCID: PMC3339722.

16. Sulaiman S, Karthekeyan RB, Vakamudi M, Sundar AS, Ravullapalli H, Gandham R. The effects of dexmedetomidine on attenuation of stress response to endotracheal intubation in patients undergoing elective off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. Ann Card Anaesth. 2012 Jan-Mar;15(1):39-43. doi: 10.4103/0971-9784.91480. PMID: 22234020.
17. Unusual Left Ventricular Mass Detected after Myocardial Infarction; Indian Anaesthetist’s Forum-2011
18. Sundar, Ayya Syama; Kodali, Rajeshkumar; Sulaiman, Sajith; Ravullapalli, Harish; Karthekeyan, Ranjith; Vakamudi, Mahesh1. The effects of preemptive pregabalin on attenuation of stress response to endotracheal intubation and opioid- sparing effect in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia 15(1):p 18-25, January–March 2012. | DOI: 10.4103/0971-9784.91473
19. Karthekeyan RB, Vakamudi M, Jayavelan R, Saldanha R, Ravullapalli H (2012) Adult Coarctation with Post-Stenotic Calcified Aneurysm Managed Surgically in a Single Setting- A Case Report. 
20. R. Karthekeyan, M. Vakamudi, S. Bangale, R. Kodali, K. Sambandham, N. Hemanand, S. Nandipati and Soumya, "Oxygen Concentration during Reperfusion in Mitral Valve Surgery," World Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol. 3 No. 7, 2013, pp. 219-224. doi: 10.4236/wjcs.2013.37043.
21. Vakamudi M, Ravulapalli H, Karthikeyan R. Recent advances in paediatric cardiac anaesthesia. Indian J Anaesth. 2012 Sep;56(5):485-90. doi: 10.4103/0019-5049.103967. PMID: 23293388; PMCID: PMC3531004.
22. Akilandeswari Manickam, Parameswari A, Vakamudi M,. Anaesthetic management of patient with cushings syndrome and non compaction cardiomyopathy for adrenal tumour resection Indian J Anaesth 2012; 56: 401-404
23. Aruna Parameswari, Bhavya Krishna, Akilandeswari Manickam, Mahesh Vakamudi. Analgesic efficacy of dexamethasone as an adjuvant to caudal bupivacaine for infraumbilical surgeries in children: A prospective, randomized study. Journal of Anesthesiology Clinical Pharamcology 2017;33(4):509-513.
24. Parameswari A, Govind M, Vakamudi M. Correlation between preoperative ultrasonographic airway assessment and laryngoscopic view in adult patients: A prospective study. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2017 Jul-Sep;33(3):353-358. doi: 10.4103/joacp.JOACP_166_17. PMID: 29109635; PMCID: PMC5672513.
25. Aruna Parameswari, Mahesh Vakamudi. Are we now counting calories. British Journal of Anaesthesia 2015;116(1):141.
26. Aruna Parameswari, Mahesh Vakamudi, Raghypathy V, Siddhartha R. Anaesthetic management of total craniopagus twins for magnetic resonance imaging and cerebral angiography. British Journal of Anaesthesia 2010;105(3):368-70.
27. Aruna Parameswari, Gudapati Maheedar, Mahesh Vakamudi. Sedative and anxiolytic effects of midazolam and triclofos oral premedication in children undergoing elective surgery: A comparison. Journal of Anesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology 2010;26(3):340-44.
28. Ramasamy AM, Sukumar SK, Srinivasan P, Kodali VRK, Manickam A, Parameswari A, Vakamudi M. A comparative study on the analgesic efficacy of bilateral suprazygomatic maxillary nerve block under ultrasound guidance with 0.25% bupivacaine and 0.25%bupivacaine with dexmedetomidine in paediatric patients undergoing cleft palate repair – A randomized prospective double blinded study. JARSS 2022;30(1):1-8.
29. Pauline A, Arthi K, Parameswari A, Vakamudi M, Manickam A. Prophylactic Fixed-Rate Phenylephrine Versus Norepinephrine Infusion in the Prevention of Post-spinal Anesthesia Hypotension During Cesarean Delivery. Cureus. 2023 Jul 1;15(7):e41251. doi: 10.7759/cureus.41251. PMID: 37529826; PMCID: PMC10389118.
30. Kodali VRK, Shree S, Prasad M, Sambandam KKG, Karthekeyan RB, Vakamudi M. A Comparative Study of Bilateral Erector Spinae Block Versus Intravenous Dexmedetomidine for Perioperative Pain Management in Patients Undergoing Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting - A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022 Nov;36(11):4085-4092. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2022.07.015. Epub 2022 Jul 16. PMID: 35970671
31. Kodali, V. Rajesh Kumar1,; Kandimalla, Anushri2; Vakamudi, Mahesh1. Comparison of Analgesic Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Transversus Abdominus Plane Block and Caudal Block for Inguinal Hernia Repair in Pediatric Population: A Single-Blinded, Randomized Controlled Study. Anesthesia: Essays and Researches 14(3):p 478-484, Jul–Sep 2020. | DOI: 10.4103/aer.AER_77_20
32. Vakamudi, M. , Kodali, R. , Karthekeyan, R. , Thangavel, P. and Sambandham, K. (2020) A Comparative Study on Safety and Efficacy of Caudal, Thoracic Epidural and Intra Venous Analgesia in Paediatric Cardiac Surgery: A Double Blind Randomised Trial. World Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 10, 101-114.
33. S HS, Ramasamy AM, Parameswari A, Kumar Kodali V R, Vakamudi M. Comparison of the Efficacy of Opioid-Free Anesthesia With Conventional Opioid-Based Anesthesia for Nasal Surgeries - A Prospective Randomized Parallel Arm Triple-Blinded Study. Cureus. 2023 Jul 24;15(7):e42409. doi: 10.7759/cureus.42409. PMID: 37502467; PMCID: PMC10368537.
34. Kodalli, Rajesh Kumar; Sundar, Ayya Syama; Vakamudi, Mahesh; Ravulapali, Harish; Nandipati, Sushma; Chandrasekaran, Nivash; Karthekeyan, Ranjith Baskar. Effect of levosimendan on hemodynamic changes in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: A randomized controlled study. Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia 16(2):p 94-99, April–June 2013. | DOI: 10.4103/0971-9784.109737
35. Gandham R, Syamasundar A, Ravulapalli H, Karthekeyan RB, Vakamudi M, Kodalli R, Nandipati S. A comparison of hemodynamic effects of levosimendan and dobutamine in patients undergoing mitral valve repair / replacement for severe mitral stenosis. Ann Card Anaesth. 2013 Jan-Mar;16(1):11-5. doi: 10.4103/0971-9784.105363. PMID: 23287080.
36. Thalamati D, Sambandam KG, Kodali V RK, Karthekeyan RB, Vakamudi M. Comparison of Ropivacaine and Levobupivacaine in Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Blocks-A Double Blinded Randomized Control Study. Turk J Anaesthesiol Reanim. 2021 Aug;49(4):278-283. doi: 10.5152/TJAR.2021.266. PMID: 35110008; PMCID: PMC10335531.

GUEST LECTURES

Greater than 200 lectures in national, regional and international conferences

WORKSHOPS CONDUCTED

Greater than 50 workshops conducted in conferences

Positions held:

• President of IACTA

Fellowships / Memberships:

• Honorary fellowship from IACTA
• Honorary fellowship in TEE
• Member of editorial board of 3 national journals