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Dr. T. V. Ramakrishan

Dr. T. V. Ramakrishan

Senior Consultant & Head of Emergency Medicine

EDUCATION:
M.D (Anaesthesiology)

AREAS OF INTEREST:
Emergency Medicine – Trauma, Toxicology

EXPERIENCE:
30 years in Emergency Medicine

ACCOMPLISHMENTS/AWARDS

  • Past President SEMI
  • Lifetime achievement Award from the Society for Emergency Medicine,India
  • Recipient of the 4th National Lifeline Foundation – American Academy for Emergency Medicine India (AAEMI) Award for Emergency Medicine in the year 2013
  • The Society for Emergency Medicine (SEMI ) ,India awarded the SEMI Excellence Award – Institution for the Department of Emergency Medicine in my University.
  • Authored a Chapter on “Headache” in the Text Book of Emergency Medicine Published by Wolters Kluwer (India) Pvt Ltd in 2011
  • Section Editor for the section on “Salient Symptomatology ” in the Text Book of Emergency Medicine Published by Wolters Kluwer (India) Pvt Ltd in 2011
  • Former Board Member-Asian Society of Emergency Medicine
  • Editor – Indian Journal of Trauma Anaesthesia and Critical Care
  • PEER Review Board of EMS India Journal
  • Reviewer for the European Journal of Emergency Medicine
  • Reviewer for the Indian Journal of Anesthesia
  • American Heart Association(AHA) Instructor for BLS/ACLS/PALS
  • Instructor for the Comprehensive Trauma Life Support (CTLS) course organized by the International Trauma Anaesthesia and Critical Care Society
  • Faculty and Instructor for the National Trauma Management Course (NTMC)

MEMBERSHIP:

  • Board Member-Asian Society of Emergency Medicine
  • Member of the American College of Emergency Physicians
  • Member of the Society for Emergency Medicine in India.
  • Member of the Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiologists of India.
  • Member of the Indian Association of Anaesthesiologists.
  • Member of the International Trauma, Anaesthesia and Critical Care Society
  • Member of the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine

Conferences Organised:

  • Conducted “EMCON 2007” – The 8th National Conference of the Society of Emergency Medicine in India at Chennai.
  • Conducted CEMEX 2011, the Chennai Emergency Management Exercise in Aug 2011 with the United Nations Disaster Management Team and the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Govt of India.
  • Conducted “SAPCON-2019- The Second International Conference held on 7th and 8th March -2020 at SRMC in Chennai. 
  • Conducted “Steps – 2023 - “Sri Ramachandra Training on Emergency Paramedic Skills on 7th and 8th of June 2023.
  • Conducted Pre-Hospital Trauma Care Course in India from April 19th to 23rd 2023
  •  Conducted Pre-Hospital Trauma Care Course in India from October 22nd  to 25th r2023

  • Books: Authored a chapter on “Headache” and was the Section Editor for the section on “Salient Symptomatology” The Textbook of Emergency Medicine, Wolters Kluwer/ Lippincot – Williams 2011

PUBLICATIONS:

Paper Publications – Peer Review Journals:

  1. Dr. T. V. Ramakrishnan – Development of a prediction model for

emergency medical service witnessed traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A multicenter cohort study- Journal of the Formosan Medical Association –17 July -2023- Page no. 1-13 

  1. Dr. T. V. Ramakrishnan – Acute Myocardial Infarction and its associated adverse effects on Elderly and young - International Journal of Medical Science and Innovative Research – Volume – 7 Issue – 6 December-2022- Page no. 69-84 
  2. Dr. T. V. Ramakrishnan – Decontamination in Poisoning- Indian Journal of Practical Pediatrics – Vol- 24, Jul- Sep-2022.
  3. Dr. T. V. Ramakrishnan – Determine the Arrest Factors in Survival Outcome of Patients with IHCA-  International Journal of Nutrition, Pharmacology, Neurological Diseases- Pg. No. 30-33
  4. Dr. T. V. Ramakrishnan – Evaluate Cerebral Performance Score inSurvival Outcome of Patients with In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest-  International Journal of Nutrition, Pharmacology, Neurological Diseases- Pg. No. 25-29
  5. Dr. T. V. Ramakrishnan  The Impact of Nurse-Led Cardiac Rehabilitation on Quality of Life  and Biophysiological Parameters in Patients With Heart Failure: A Randomized Clinical Trial- The Journal of Nursing Research ▪ VOL. 29, NO. 1, FEBRUARY 2021
  6.  Dr. T. V. Ramakrishnan, Dr. Shreedevi -Characteristics and survival rates of patients experience In-hospital cardiac arrest: A retrospective study in a Tertiary care Indian Hospital - Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol. 19 No. 03 July’20
  7. Dr. T. V. Ramakrishnan -Reply to comments on prone CPR for COVID-19 patients-– Indian Journal of Anaesthesia- Vol 64 / Issue-9 / September- 2020
  8.   Dr. T. V. Ramakrishnan, Dr. Alvin Thomas, Dr. Srihari Cattamanchi, Dr. Tamil Anbu .P  -Evaluation of Bedside Sonographic Measurement of optic nerve sheath diameter for assessment of raised intracranial pressure in Adult Head Trauma patients – Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock-Volume-13, Issue-3, July-September-2020
  9. Dr. T. V. Ramakrishnan - Indian Resuscitation Council (IRC) suggested guidelines for Comprehensive CardiopulmonaryLife Support (CCLS) for suspected or confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient – Indian Journal of Anaesthesia- Vol 64 / Supplement 2 / May 2020                                                                                                                                
  10. Dr. T. V. Ramakrishnan, Dr. Ramya Ramakrishnan, Mr. Parthasarathy, Dr. Sri Hari Cattamanchi- Video –Assisted  Self – Assessment of Basic Life Support skills in Medical Students- Med Ed Publish - 2019
  11. Dr T. V. Ramakrishnan, Dr. Lisy Joseph - EFFECTIVENESS OF TAI CHI THERAPY ON SLEEP QUALITY AMONG ELDERLY RESIDING AT SELECTED OLD AGE HOMES – International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences- 2019
  12. Dr T. V. Ramakrishnan,– Need for resuscitation registry in India based on Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists cardiopulmonary resuscitation guidelines. –Indian Journal Of Anaesthesia – 2017, 
  13. Dr T. V. Ramakrishnan, Dr. Akilan Elangovan, Dr. Srihari Cattamanchi, Dr.    Abdul Razack Farook – Validation of predicting Hyperglycemic crisis death score: A risk stratification tol for appropriate disposition of hyperglycaemic crisis patients from the Emergency Department. –Journal  of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock – 2017, 
  14. Dr Ramya Ramakrishnan, Dr T. V. Ramakrishnan, Dr Sowmya Murugesan, Dr Srihari Cattamanchi. Analysis of the Microbial Flora in Breast Abscess: A Retrospective Cohort study Conducted in the Emergency Department. Int Surg J. 2017:4(7):1-5.
  15. Dr Adithya Venkat, Dr Srihari Cattamanchi, Dr Aditya Maddali, Dr Abdul R. Farook, Dr T. V. Ramakrishnan. Comparison of the AIMS-65 Score with the Glasgow-Blatchford Score in Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed in the Emergency Department. Eurasian J Emerg Med. 2017;16(2):70-78. 
  16. Dr Srihari Cattamanchi, Dr T. V. Ramakrishnan, Dr Aditya Maddali. Epidemiological Profile of Poisoning Patients in the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in South India. Int J Med Res Rev. 2017; 5(03):212-222.
  17. Mrs Alka Rachel John, Mr M. Manivannan. Dr T. V. Ramakrishnan. Computer-based CPR Simulation towards Validation of ERC/ AHA Guidelines. Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology 2017; 8(2):229-235.
  18. Dr Goutham P. Selvam, Dr Ramya Ramakrishnan, Dr Srihari Cattamanchi, Dr Jagadeesan Subramanian, Dr T. V. Ramakrishnan. Evaluating the efficacy of Modified Alvarado Scoring System in Diagnosing Acute Appendicitis in the Emergency Department. SAS J Surg. 2017; 3(1):30-34.
  19. Dr Jen Heng Pek, Dr Swee Han Lim, Dr Hiu Fai Ho, Dr T. V. Ramakrishnan, Dr Sabariah Faizah Jamaluddin, Dr Faith Joan C. Mesa-Gaerlan et al. Emergency Medicine as a Specialty in Asia. Acute Medicine & Surgery 2016; 3(2):65-73. 
  20. Mrs Lisy Joseph, Mrs S. Nalini, Dr T. V. Ramakrishnan. Sleep Quality among Elderly Residing at Selected Old Age Home at Chennai. Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Research 2015; 3(7):6772-6777.
  21. Dr T. V. Ramakrishnan, Dr Srihari Cattamanchi. Transfusion Practices in Trauma – Response to Comments. Indian J Anaesth 2015; 59(4):264-265. 
  22. Ms. Penumarthi Poornima, Ms. Nagasubramanian Vanitha Rani, Dr T. V. Ramakrishnan, Dr G Shree Devi, Ms. Roja Shree Preethi Seshadri. Medication Reconciliation and Medication Error Prevention in an Emergency Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital. Journal of Young Pharmacists 2015; 7(3):241-249.
  23. Dr T. V. Ramakrishnan, Dr Srihari Cattamanchi. Transfusion Practices in Trauma. Indian J Anaesth 2014; 58(5):609-615. 
  24. Dr Srihari Cattamanchi, Dr T. V. Ramakrishnan. Diagnostic Radiographic Imaging in Trauma – A Prospective Observational Study. EMS India Journal. 2012; 20:24–31. 
  25. Dr Srihari Cattamanchi, Dr Maruteshwar Reddy, Dr T. V. Ramakrishnan. Comparison of Propofol/Fentanyl Vs Ketamine/Midazolam for Procedural Sedation & Analgesia in the Emergency Department. EMS India Journal 2012; 19:2–9.
  26. Dr V. Arun Muthuvel; Dr Usha Vishwanath: Dr T. V. Ramakrishnan, Dr Preet Agarwal; Dr Lavanya. An Interesting Case of Acute Pulmonary Edema with Severe Pre-Eclampsia and Mitral Regurgitation in Late Pregnancy. Sri Ramachandra Journal of Medicine 2012; 5(1):10-12.
  27. Dr Suresh David, Dr Mabel Vaisnaik, Dr T. V. Ramakrishnan. Emergency medicine in India: Why are we unable to ‘walk the talk’? Emergency Medicine Australasia 2007; 19:289–295. 
  28. Dr Hari Shankar, Dr Sudeep T, Dr Ramya Ramakrishnan, Dr T. V. Ramakrishnan. Role of Inferior vena cava diameter measurement by sonography to detect Hypovolemia in trauma. Indian journal of Trauma Anaesthesia & critical care June 2007; 8(2):658-663.
  29. Dr J. Jegan, Dr Ramya Ramakrishnan, Dr T. V. Ramakrishnan. Focussed Assessment with sonography for trauma. Indian journal of Trauma Anaesthesia & critical care June 2006; 7(2):539-545.
  30. Dr T. V. Ramakrishnan. Case report on Gas gangrene- Medical issues. Continuing Medical Education Journal, Christian Medical College - Vellore. May - June 2006; 8(3). 
  31. Dr T. V. Ramakrishnan. Resuscitation in trauma. Indian journal of Practical Paediatrics - March 2006; 8(1):43-50.
  32. Dr J. Rexy, Dr T. V. Ramakrishnan. Surveillance and Compendium preparation for Common Agricultural Poisons. Indian Journal of Trauma Anaesthesia and Critical Care -June 2005; 6(2):432-447.
  33. Dr T. V. Ramakrishnan. Organization and Working Methodology of Accident and Emergency department. Indian Journal of Trauma Anaesthesia and Critical care- Feb 2004; 5(1):274-279.
  34. Dr S. Senthil Kumaran, Dr T. V. Ramakrishnan. Diagnostic dilemma in coma. Indian Journal of Trauma Anaesthesia and Critical care, Feb 2003; 4(1): 175-176.

Publications – Chapters Author / Section Editor in Books

  1. Dr T. V. Ramakrishnan.  Chapter 39 - Near Hanging. In: Suresh S. David, ed. Clinical Pathways in Emergency Medicine (1st edition). Springer India; 2016:497-502.
  2. Dr T. V. Ramakrishnan. Chapter 106 – Headache. In: Suresh S. David, ed.  Text book of Emergency Medicine (1st edition).  India: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2012:1022-1027.
  3. Dr T. V. Ramakrishnan. Section Editor – Section XIII – Salient Symptomology (Chapter 100 – 108). In: Suresh S. David, ed.  Text book of Emergency Medicine (1st edition).  India: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2012:974-1028.
  4. Dr. T. V. Ramakrishnan- Text book of Emergency Medicine-  Section – 1 – Basic concepts of Emergency Medicine –Personal Protective Equipment  - Pg. No. 68 - 76 & Toxic Plants – Pg no.1499- 1503 – Text book of Emergency Medicine( 2nd edition) – Volume - 1

Abstract Publications:

  1. Dr G.H. Ramesh, Dr T. Sudeep, Dr. T.V. Ramakrishnan “Utility of Shock Index to Predict Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancy.” Academic Emergency Medicine journal, Volume 14, Issue5 111, © 2007 Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.
  2. Dr R. Sathish, Dr T. Sudeep, Dr T.V. Ramakrishnan. “Role of Intensive Insulin Therapy During ACS in Diabetic Patients.” Academic Emergency Medicine journal, Volume 14, Issue5 112, © 2007 Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.
  3. Dr Prasanth, Dr. T.V. Ramakrishnan, Dr Sathish R. “Bedside Quantitative Beta Hydroxybutyrate Measurement in Diagnosis of DKA in ED”. International Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2008 April; Volume 1, Issue 1: Page 64.
  4. Dr T. Tausif Ahmed, Dr Rally Roy, Dr. T. V. Ramakrishnan, - “Randomized double-blind control trial comparing the role of ketamine plus morphine Vs ketamine alone in providing analgesia for patients with isolated limb injuries” International Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2009 April; Volume 2, Issue 1: Page 61.
  5. Dr Kaleemuddin. Papa, Dr. T. V. Ramakrishnan - “Randomized double-blind placebocontrolled trial comparing room-temperature and heated lidocaine for digital nerve block”. International Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2009 April; Volume 2, Issue 1: Page 60.
  6. Dr A.B. Saji, Dr Arun Kumar, Dr. T.V. Ramakrishnan - “Evaluation of severity scoring systems in ICU care: APACHE II and SAPS II” International Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2009 April; Volume 2, Issue 1: Page 65. 
  7. Dr Cattamanchi Srihari, Dr. T.V. Ramakrishnan, - “Assessing competency of the Broselow–Luten pediatric resuscitation tape: a prospective analytical study of 5,816 South Indian children” International Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2009 April; Volume 2, Issue 1: Page 61. 
  8. Dr Banala Srinivas Reddy, Dr Cattamanchi Srihari, Dr T.V. Ramakrishnan - “Industrial Accidents: An Epidemiological Profile of 866 Emergency Admissions in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital, S. India”. Annals of Emergency Medicine. Volume 54, No. 3: September 2009, Supplement page no. S41.
  9. Dr Cattamanchi Srihari, Dr Banala Srinivas Reddy, Dr S. Prabhu, Dr T.V. Ramakrishnan. “Assessing Competency of the Broselow - Luten Pediatric Resuscitation Tape: A Prospective, Cross Sectional, Analytical Study of 15,000 South Indian School Children”. Annals of Emergency Medicine. Volume 54, No. 3: September 2009, Supplement page no. S130.
  10. Dr Cattamanchi Srihari, Dr Siva Aravind, Dr T.V. Ramakrishnan - “Comparison of the Canadian CT Head Rule and the New Orleans Criteria In Minor Head Injury Patients With Glasgow Coma Scale 15/15”. Annals of Emergency Medicine. Volume 56, No. 3: September 2010, Supplement page no. S29.

Dr Cattamanchi Srihari, Dr Sundaramurthy Karthikeyan, Dr T.V. Ramakrishnan - “H-FABP as an Excellent Biochemical Cardiac Marker for Diagnosing Acute Non ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction In First 4 Hours of Presentation to an Emergency Department”. Annals of Emergency Medicine. Volume 56, No. 3: September 2010, Supplement page no. S152.