Publications by authors named "Rajavardhan Rangappa"

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) plays a crucial role in managing heart and respiratory failure. However, it is associated with complications such as bleeding, acute renal failure, neurological issues, and thrombosis. Cerebral venous sinuses thrombosis (CVST) is a rare condition that primarily affects young females, especially those of childbearing age.

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Rangappa R. A Game Changer for ARDS? Unraveling the Potential of the SF Ratio. Indian J Crit Care Med 2024;28(3):191-192.

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Background: Whilst timely clinical characterisation of infections caused by novel SARS-CoV-2 variants is necessary for evidence-based policy response, individual-level data on infecting variants are typically only available for a minority of patients and settings.

Methods: Here, we propose an innovative approach to study changes in COVID-19 hospital presentation and outcomes after the Omicron variant emergence using publicly available population-level data on variant relative frequency to infer SARS-CoV-2 variants likely responsible for clinical cases. We apply this method to data collected by a large international clinical consortium before and after the emergence of the Omicron variant in different countries.

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Rangappa R. Delirium in Ventilated Patients: Is ABCDEF Bundle the Solution? Indian J Crit Care Med 2021;25(7):743-744.

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Introduction: Critically ill patients may present with prothrombotic manifestations. Carcinoma cervix with prothrombotic manifestations are not common. Arterial thrombosis in such cases is very rare.

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