Publications - Pulmonary Medicine


Goldhaber SZ, Leizorovicz A, Kakkar AK, Haas SK, Merli G, Knabb RM, D’souza G, et al. Apixaban versus enoxaparin for thromboprophylaxis in medically ill patients. N Engl J Med. 2011 Dec 8;365(23):2167–77.

D’Souza G, Rekha DP, Sreedaran P, Srinivasan K, Mony PK. Clinico-epidemiological profile of tobacco users attending a tobacco cessation clinic in a teaching hospital in Bangalore city. Lung India 2012 Apr;29(2):137–42.

Rajagopala S, Ramakrishnan A, Bantwal G, Devaraj U, Swamy S, Ayyar SV, et al. Adrenal insufficiency in patients with stable non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis. Indian J Med Res. 2014 Mar;139(3):393–401.

Shanthaveeranna GK, Thykadavil VG, D’souza GA. Use of pleural fluid ceruloplasmin in the differentiation of exudative and transudative pleural effusion. Lung India 2015 Feb;32(1):11–5.

Choi J-Y, Baumgartner J, Harnden S, Alexander BH, Town RJ, D’Souza G, et al. Increased risk of respiratory illness associated with kerosene fuel use among women and children in urban Bangalore, India. Occup Environ Med. 2015 Feb;72(2):114–22.

Zhong NS, Sun T, Zhuo C, D’Souza G, Lee SH, Lan NH, et al. Ceftaroline fosamil versus ceftriaxone for the treatment of Asian patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a randomised, controlled, double-blind, phase 3, non-inferiority with nested superiority trial. Lancet Infect Dis. 2015 Feb;15(2):161–71.

Sriraam N, Padma Shri TK, Maheshwari U. Recognition of wake-sleep stage 1 multichannel eeg patterns using spectral entropy features for drowsiness detection. Australas Phys Eng Sci Med. 2016 Sep;39(3):797–806.

Harjani RR, Gururajachar JM, Krishnaswamy U. Comprehensive assessment of Somnolence Syndrome in patients undergoing radiation to the brain. Rep Pract Oncol Radiother. 2016;21(6):560–6.

Deepa AS, Rachel RP, Ramchandran P, Devaraj U, Arnold SA, Shobha V, et al. Pulmonary involvement in systemic sclerosis: A clinical profile. Lung India Off Organ Indian Chest Soc. 2016 Apr;33(2):144–7.

Devaraj U, Rajagopala S, Kumar A, Ramachandran P, Devereaux PJ, D’Souza GA. Undiagnosed Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Postoperative Outcomes: A Prospective Observational Study. Respir Int Rev Thorac Dis. 2017;94(1):18–25.

Ramachandran P, Devaraj U, Sebastian S, Krishnaswamy UM, D’Souza GA. Restless legs syndrome in patients with chronic renal failure on hemodialysis: Does peripheral iron status matter? Ann Mov Disord. 2018 Jan 1;1(1):39.

Madhusudhan BK, Rao MY, Krishnaswamy UM, Ravindra S. Prospective study of an outpatient based pulmonary rehabilitation program in patients with chronic pulmonary diseases. Trop J Med Res 2015; 18: 20-9.

Pinto AM, Devaraj U, Ramachandran P, Joseph B, D’Souza GA. Obstructive Sleep Apnea in a rural population in South India: Feasibility of health care workers to administer level III sleep study. Lung India Off Organ Indian Chest Soc. 2018 Aug;35(4):301–6.

Dhar R, Singh S, Talwar D, Mohan M, Tripathi SK, Swarnakar R, D’Souza GA et al. Bronchiectasis in India: results from the European Multicentre Bronchiectasis Audit and Research Collaboration (EMBARC) and Respiratory Research Network of India Registry. Lancet Glob Health. 2019 Sep 1;7(9):e1269–79.

Savio J, Ramachandran P, Jairaj V, Devaraj U, D’Souza G. A cross-sectional study of skin prick test to Aspergillus fumigatus antigen in asthmatic patients seen at a tertiary healthcare center. Indian J Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2019 Jan 1;33(1):19.

Ramachandran P, Devaraj U, Sandeepa HS, Kavitha V, Uma Maheswari K, George D’souza. Mixed Method Model to Assess CPAP Adherence Among Patients with Moderate to Severe OSA. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2019; 61:119-122.

Mohan A, Madan K, Hadda V, Tiwari P, Venkatnarayan K, D’Souza GA, et al. Guidelines for diagnostic flexible bronchoscopy in adults: Joint Indian Chest Society/National College of chest physicians (I)/Indian association for bronchology recommendations. Lung India 2019; 36:S37-89.

Madan K, Mittal S, Suri TM, Jain A, Mohan A, Venkatnarayan K, et al. Bronchial thermoplasty for severe asthma: A position statement of the Indian chest society. Lung India 2020;37:86-96.

Venkatnarayan K, Mohan A, Madan K, Hadda V, Khilnani GC, Guleria R. Fractional exhaled nitric oxide is a useful adjunctive modality for monitoring bronchial asthma. Lung India 2017; 34:132-7. PMCID: PMC 5351354.

Venkatnarayan K, Khilnani GC, Hadda V, Madan K, Mohan A, Pandey RM, et al. A comparison of three strategies for withdrawal of noninvasive ventilation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute respiratory failure: Randomized trial. Lung India 2020;37:3-7. PMCID: PMC6961096

World Sleep Day 2021 : Regular Sleep for a Healthy Future published by Dr. Uma Maheshwari K and Dr. Ruby J in News Karnataka.





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