Faculty

• Namita Ravikumar and Arun Bansal. Troubleshooting in Mechanical ventilation. IAP Textbook of Pediatric ICU Protocols. 3rd ed. Jaypee pub. 2019. Ch 19. Pg 116-121.
• Arun Kumar Baranwal and Namita Ravikumar. Basics of mechanical ventilation. IAP Specialty Series on Pediatric Intensive Care. 3rd ed. Jaypee pub. 2019. Ch 7. Pg 73-85.
• Namita Ravikumar and Shekhar Venkataraman. Physiology of respiration and its clinical applications. Pediatric Intensive Care protocols. Indian Journal of Practical Pediatrics. IJPP series – 13. 2022. Ch 16.
• Author/peer reviewer for the IAP-Advanced life support handbook. 2nd edition

• First prize for oral presentation at Pedicon, 2017 at Bangalore, India
• Selected for Young Talent Hunt presentation at NCPIC, 2017 at Chandigarh, India
• Finalist in Young lecturer award presentation at ESICM Lives 2019 Berlin, Germany
• Secured 1st place in the respiratory module in the peer-to-peer PICU fellow’s webinar organised by Indian Academy of Pediatrics (dIAP)
• Received the Early Career Professionals Grant and mentorship award for oral presentation at the WFPICCS 2020 Virtual Congress
• Received an award for the best oral paper at ISCCM Criticare 2021 Virtual conference
• Reviewer for articles in Frontiers in Pediatrics and Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine

National Conference Papers

• Presented a paper entitled “Clinico radiological Spectrum of children presenting with disproportionate short stature” in Pedicon, 52nd Annual National Conference of IAP 22-25th January 2015 at New Delhi, India
• Co-authored a paper entitled “Report of a North Indian Cohort of Short limbed dwarfism with novel genotype and unusual associations” at Indian Society of Pediatric Radiology 5th National CME on 23rd March 2013 at New Delhi
• Presented a paper entitled “Neurological Spectrum and outcome of Chikungunya encephalitis in children” at Pedicon, 54th Annual National Conference of IAP, 18-22nd January 2017 at Bangalore, India and secured first place for the oral presentation (free paper)
• Presented a poster on “Fluid balance and clinical outcomes in mechanically ventilated children in pediatric intensive care unit – a retrospective observational analytical study” at NCPIC, 2nd – 5th Nov, 2017 held at Chandigarh, India
• Co-authored a paper entitled “Brachial neuritis and prolonged survival: The enigma of Rabies encephalomyelitis” at the International Child Neurology Congress from 15-18 November 2018 held in Mumbai, India
• Presented a paper entitled “Effect of multipronged prevention bundle on trends of Healthcare associated infection in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of a tertiary care hospital over a 4 year period” at Criticare 2019 (25th Annual National Conference of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine) held in Mumbai, India from 1-3 February 2019
• Invited speaker in the 1st National Web CME on “Onco-Critical Care” on the topic “Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in children” on 7th June 2020
• Presented a webinar on “Modes of mechanical ventilation and ventilator graphics” in the peer-to-peer PICU fellow’s webinar organised by Indian Academy of Pediatrics (dIAP) on 10th September 2020 and secured 1st place in respiratory module
• Convenor and part of the organizing committee of e-Pedicriticon 2020, 22nd national conference of IAP Pediatric Intensive care chapter December 4-7th, 2020
• Presented a paper entitled “Superior venacaval oxygen saturation monitoring based Goal Directed Therapy v/s Standard Care in children with septic shock: An open label Randomized Control Trial” at ISCCM Criticare 2021 Virtual conference from 24-28th February 2021 and received an award for the best oral paper
• Invited faculty in the 5th Pediatric Critical Care Symposium on “Algorithmic approach to common Pediatric Emergencies” held at APC, PGIMER, Chandigarh, on August 20, 2022
• Invited faculty in the 24th National Conference of Pediatric Intensive Care Chapter of India (PediCritiCon 2022) from December 14-18, 2022 at Bhubaneshwar, India
• Invited faculty in the National Conference on Pediatric Acute Care Nephrology - PACNEPHROCON 2023 held from 24th to 26th February, 2023 in Chennai, India

International Conference Papers

• Presented a paper entitled “Hospital-based study of the spectrum of skeletal dysplasias in children in Northern India” in the 4th International Conference of Pediatrics, Atlanta, USA during March 29-31, 2016
• Presented a paper entitled "Clinical Outcome of Chikungunya Encephalitis in children from South India" at the ANZICS / ACCCN Annual Scientific Meeting 2017 held in Gold Coast, Australia from 11 - 13 October 2017
• Presented an e-poster entitled “Feasibility and outcomes of Non-invasive ventilation in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in a resource limited setting” at ESICM Lives 2019 held in Berlin, Germany from 28th September to 4th October 2019
• Presented a paper entitled “Superior venacaval oxygen saturation monitoring based Goal Directed Therapy v/s Standard Care in children with septic shock: An open label Randomized Control Trial” at the WFPICCS 2020 Virtual Congress December 1-4th, 2020 and received the Early Career Professionals Grant
• Invited faculty in the 30th International Pediatric Association Congress and 60th PEDICON 2023 at Gandhinagar from 19th to 23rd February, 2023

National Journal Papers

• Agarwal N, Kapoor S, Mangla A, Kumar A, Mandal RN, Ravikumar N, Ramachandran M. Utility of detecting sof gene as evidence of Streptococcus pyogenes infection in Acute Rheumatic fever. Indian Pediatr. 2019. 56:311. 1521-7.
• Mohandoss V, Williams V, Ravikumar N, Nallasamy K. Congenital bathing trunk nevus with meningomyelocele. Indian Dermatol Online J 2019;10:186-7.
• Ravikumar N, Nallasamy K, Bansal A, Angurana SK, Basavaraja GV, Sundaram M, et al. Novel Coronavirus 2019 (2019-nCoV) Infection: Part I - Preparedness and Management in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in Resource-limited Settings. Indian Pediatr. 2020;57:324-34.
• Sundaram M, Ravikumar N, Bansal A, Nallasamy K, Basavaraja GV, Lodha R, et al. Novel Coronavirus 2019 (2019-nCoV) Infection: Part II – Respiratory Support in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in Resource-limited Settings. Indian Pediatr. 2020;57:335-42.
• Goyal K, Bhagwat C, Suthar R, Saini AG, Ravikumar N, Singh P, Mani RS, Singh M. Enigma of Rabies: Prolonged Survival in a Boy with Rabies Brachial Plexitis and Encephalomyelitis. Neurol India 2020;68:673-6
• Ravikumar N, Sundaram M, Bhalala U, Gupta D, Bansal A. Pediatric intensive care management in coronavirus infection-19. J Pediatr Crit Care 2020;7:S36-41
• Ravikumar N, Rameshkumar R, Satheesh P, Mahadevan S. Retrospective study on 48-h fluid balance and outcome in mechanically ventilated critically ill children. J Pediatr Crit Care 2020;7:174-8.
• Ravikumar N, Vishwa CR, Paria P, Angurana S. Acute Motor Axonal Polyneuropathy in a Child with Mumps. The Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 2020;87(9):760-1.
• Ravikumar N, Nallasamy K. Nasal End-tidal Carbon Dioxide Monitoring during Procedural Sedation: Is it time for Wider Adoption? Indian J Crit Care Med 2020;24(8):611-12.
• Suthar R, Bhagwat C, Paria P, Aggarwal D, Ravikumar N, Chatterjee D, et al. Early Infantile Onset Non-5q Spinal Muscular Atrophies: A Diagnostic Odyssey. January 2021. Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology. DOI: 10.4103/aian.AIAN_680_20
• Nallasamy K, Angurana S, Jayashree M, Mathew J, Bansal A, Singh M et al. Clinical Profile, Hospital Course and Outcome of Children with COVID-19. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 2021;88(10):979-984.
• Ravikumar N, Bansal A. Serum Thrombomodulin to Predict Severity in Pediatric Sepsis—Fancy or Frenzy?. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 2021;88(9):851-852.
• Ravikumar N, Lodha R. Unexplained to Unexpected: Cytokine Levels Unravel the Mystery and Help Attain Closure in Sudden Unexpected Death in Children. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 2021;88(9):855-856.
• Namita Ravikumar. Expert comment on “What is the association between maternal and neonatal SARS-CoV2-specific antibody concentrations?” in Academic PEARLS (Pediatric Evidence And Research Learning Snippet), Indian Academy of Pediatrics 5th July 2021.
• Randhawa, M.S., Angurana, S.K., Nallasamy, K., Kumar M, Ravikumar N, Awasthi P. et al. Comparison of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) and Dengue in Hospitalized Children. Indian J Pediatr (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-022-04184-2.
• Ravikumar N, Nallasamy K. COVID antibodies: An innocent bystander or a harbinger of ongoing inflammation and immune dysfunction. J Pediatr Crit Care 2022;9:73-4.

International Journal Papers

• Namita R Kumar et al. Application of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI- TOF MS) in rapid identification of clinical isolates. J Proteomics Bioinform 2015, 8:8
• Namita Ravikumar et al. Hospital-based study of the spectrum of skeletal dysplasias in children in Northern India. Pediat Therapeut 2016, 6:1(Suppl)
• Ravikumar N, Awasthi P, Nallasamy K, Angurana SK, Jayashree M. Impacted Pen Cap in Pharynx Leading to Pharyngojugular and Pharyngocutaneous Fistula in an Infant. J Pediatr Intensive Care. DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1701208
• Awasthi P, Jindal A, Sharma Y, Williams V, Ravikumar N, Nallasamy K et al. Continuous Venovenous Hemofiltration as a Rescue Therapy for Severe Acetaminophen Toxicity in a Toddler. J Pediatr Intensive Care 2020. DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1712158.
• Ravikumar N, Ismail J, Williams V. Letter Regarding: Perioperative Fluids: Apart From J and U, is There an X Factor? Journal of Surgical Research. 2020;257:167-168.
• Ravikumar N, Baranwal A. Fluid Bolus in Hypotensive Septic Shock: Need to Encourage Critical Care Interventions Outside the Formal PICU. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2020;21(9):856-7.
• Ravikumar N, Baranwal A, Jayashree M, Jain A, Attri SV, Gupta P. Goal-Directed Therapy in Pediatric Septic Shock: Feasibility and Outcome in a Middle-Income Country. January 2021. Critical Care Medicine 49(1):619. DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000730812.81797.7a
• Ravikumar N, Baranwal A, Jayashree M, Jain A, Attri SV, Gupta P. Superior venacaval oxygen saturation monitoring based goal directed therapy vs standard care in children with septic shock: an open label randomized control trial. March 2021. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 22(Supplement 1 3S):28. DOI: 10.1097/01.pcc.0000738288.13361.7b
• Ravikumar N, Randhawa M, Nallasamy K, Angurana S, Kumar M, Mohi G et al. Impact of Recent SARS-CoV-2 Infection on the Course and Severity of Dengue in Children: A Prospective Observational Study from North India. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2021;105(3):751-755.
• Ravikumar N, Bansal A. Application of bench studies at the bedside to improve outcomes in the management of severe diabetic ketoacidosis in children-a narrative review. Transl Pediatr. 2021;10(10):2792-2798.
• Ravikumar N, Sankar J and Das RR. Functional Outcomes in Survivors of Pediatric Sepsis: A Scoping Review and Discussion of Implications for Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Front. Pediatr. 10:762179. doi: 10.3389/fped.2022.762179

• Pediatric septic shock
• Point of care ultrasound
• Mechanical ventilation
• Renal Replacement therapy