Professor
Christian Medical College Vellore, Ida Scudder Road, Vellore – 632004, Tamil Nadu, India
Moorthy M, Chacko B, Ramakrishna K, Samuel P, Karthik G, Kalki RC, Abraham AM, Akhuj A, Valsan A, Abraham OC, Peter JV. Risk of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus infection among healthcare workers caring for critically ill patients with pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus infection. J Hosp Infect. 2011 Apr;77(4):365-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.12.001. Epub 2011 Feb 12. PMID: 21316801. Link
Ramakrishna K, Sampath S, Chacko J, Chacko B, Narahari DL, Veerendra HH, Moorthy M, Krishna B, Chekuri V, Raju RK, Shanmugasundaram D, Pichamuthu K, Abraham AM, Abraham O, Thomas K, Mathews P, Varghese GM, Rupali P, Peter JV. Clinical Profile and Predictors of Mortality of Severe Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Virus Infection Needing Intensive Care: A Multi-Centre Prospective Study from South India. J Glob Infect Dis. 2012 Jul;4(3):145-52. doi: 10.4103/0974-777X.100569. PMID: 23055645; PMCID: PMC3459431.
Chacko B, Peter JV, Balaji V. The new delhi metallo-Beta-lactamases: their origins and implication for the intensivist. J Glob Infect Dis. 2011 Jul;3(3):309. doi: 10.4103/0974-777X.83540. PMID: 21887070; PMCID: PMC3162824.
Chacko B, Seshadri P, Sudarsanam TD. Generalised dystonia: clinical diagnosis is possible. Hong Kong Med J. 2009 Jun;15(3):224-6. PMID: 19494381.
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Peter JV, Karthik G, Ramakrishna K, Griffith MF, Jude Prakash JA, Job V, Chacko B, Graham PL. Elevated procalcitonin is associated with increased mortality in patients with scrub typhus infection needing intensive care admission. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2013 May;17(3):174-7. doi: 10.4103/0972-5229.117063. PMID: 24082615; PMCID: PMC3777372.
Moorthy M, Chacko B, Ramakrishna K, Samuel P, Karthik G, Kalki RC, Abraham AM, Akhuj A, Valsan A, Abraham OC, Peter JV. Risk of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus infection among healthcare workers caring for critically ill patients with pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus infection. J Hosp Infect. 2011 Apr;77(4):365-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.12.001. Epub 2011 Feb 12. PMID: 21316801. Link
Ramakrishna K, Sampath S, Chacko J, Chacko B, Narahari DL, Veerendra HH, Moorthy M, Krishna B, Chekuri V, Raju RK, Shanmugasundaram D, Pichamuthu K, Abraham AM, Abraham O, Thomas K, Mathews P, Varghese GM, Rupali P, Peter JV. Clinical Profile and Predictors of Mortality of Severe Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Virus Infection Needing Intensive Care: A Multi-Centre Prospective Study from South India. J Glob Infect Dis. 2012 Jul;4(3):145-52. doi: 10.4103/0974-777X.100569. PMID: 23055645; PMCID: PMC3459431.
Chacko B, Peter JV, Balaji V. The new delhi metallo-Beta-lactamases: their origins and implication for the intensivist. J Glob Infect Dis. 2011 Jul;3(3):309. doi: 10.4103/0974-777X.83540. PMID: 21887070; PMCID: PMC3162824.
Chacko B, Seshadri P, Sudarsanam TD. Generalised dystonia: clinical diagnosis is possible. Hong Kong Med J. 2009 Jun;15(3):224-6. PMID: 19494381.
http://172.16.9.20:8080/jspui/bitstream/123456789/10870/1/Chacko%20B_World%20J%20Crit%20Care%20Med.%202017%20Feb%204_6%281%29_79-84..pdf Link
Peter JV, Karthik G, Ramakrishna K, Griffith MF, Jude Prakash JA, Job V, Chacko B, Graham PL. Elevated procalcitonin is associated with increased mortality in patients with scrub typhus infection needing intensive care admission. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2013 May;17(3):174-7. doi: 10.4103/0972-5229.117063. PMID: 24082615; PMCID: PMC3777372.
Thomas K, Peter JV, Christina J, Jagadish AR, Rajan A, Lionel P, Jeyaseelan L, Yadav B, John G, Pichamuthu K, Chacko B, Pari P, Murugesan T, Rajendran K, John A, Sathyendra S, Iyyadurai R, Jasmine S, Karthik R, Mathuram A, Hansdak SG, Abhilash KP, Kumar S, John KR, Sudarsanam TD. Cost-utility in medical intensive care patients. Rationalizing ongoing care and timing of discharge from intensive care. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2015 Jul;12(7):1058-65. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201411-527OC. PMID: 26011090.
Chacko B, Peter JV, Subramani K. Reversal of Anticoagulants in Critical Care Indian J Crit Care Med. 2019 Sep;23(Suppl 3):S221-S225. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23257. PMID: 31656383; PMCID: PMC6785813.
Jose R, Chacko B, Iyyadurai R, Peter JV. Polythene predicament. J Emerg Med. 2012 Jul;43(1):e31-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2009.07.034. Epub 2009 Sep 17. PMID: 19765939.
Rupali P, Palanikumar P, Shanthamurthy D, Peter JV, Kandasamy S, Zacchaeus NGP, Alexander H, Thangavelu P, Karthik R, Abraham OC, Michael JS, Paul H, Veeraraghavan B, Chacko B, Jeyaseelan V, Alangaden G, Prentiss T, Zervos MJ. Impact of an antimicrobial stewardship intervention in India: Evaluation of post-prescription review and feedback as a method of promoting optimal antimicrobial use in the intensive care units of a tertiary-care hospital. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019 May;40(5):512-519. doi: 10.1017/ice.2019.29. PMID: 31084674. Link
Jose VJ, Gupta SN, Jose S, Chacko B, Abraham PK, Abraham OC, John B, Chandy ST. Blood-filled cysts of heart. Indian Heart J. 2004 Mar-Apr;56(2):174-5. PMID: 15377144.
D'sa SR, Peter JV, Chacko B, Pichamuthu K, Sathyendra S. Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) rescue therapy for refractory cardiogenic shock due to scorpion sting envenomation. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2016;54(2):155-7. doi: 10.3109/15563650.2015.1116043. Epub 2015 Dec 22. PMID: 26696217. Link
Ramakrishna K, Peter JV, Karthik G, Abraham AM, Surekha V, Karthik R, Chacko B. Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 pandemic: was there a difference in the two waves in patients requiring admission to the intensive-care unit? Clin Microbiol Infect. 2011 Sep;17(9):1355-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03584.x. Epub 2011 Jun 17. PMID: 21679373. Link
Dayanand D, Irudhayanathan I, Kundu D, Manesh A, Abraham V, Abhilash KP, Chacko B, Moorthy M, Samuel P, Peerawaranun P, Mukaka M, Joseph J, Sivaprakasam M, Varghese GM. Community seroprevalence and risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection in different subpopulations in Vellore, India, and their implications for future prevention. Int J Infect Dis. 2021 Dec 28;116:138-146. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.12.356. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34971822; PMCID: PMC8712712.
Jacob A, Iyadurai R, Punitha JV, Chacko B, Jasmine S, Bharathy M, Mathew D, Veeraraghavan B. Stenotrophomonas isolates in a tertiary care centre in South India. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2021 Nov 19:S0255-0857(21)04708-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmmb.2021.11.004. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34810033.
Jebaraj I, Chacko BR, Chiramel GK, Matthai T, Parameswaran A. A simplified staging system based on the radiological findings in different stages of ochronotic spondyloarthropathy. Indian J Radiol Imaging. 2013 Jan;23(1):101-5. doi: 10.4103/0971-3026.113628. PMID: 23986625; PMCID: PMC3737607.
Mammen JJ, Kumar S, Thomas L, Kumar G, Zachariah A, Jeyaseelan L, Peter JV, Agarwal A, Mukherjee A, Chatterjee P, Bhatnagar T, Rasalam JE, Chacko B, Mani T, Joy M, Rupali P, Murugesan M, Daniel D, Latha B, Bundas S, Kumar V, Dosi R, Khambholja JR, de Souza R, Chander BT, Bahadur S, Dube S, Suri A, Jindal A, Shrivastav O, Barge V, Bajpayee A, Malhotra P, Singh N, Tambe M, Sharma N, Bhat S, Kaulgud RS, Gurtoo A, Reddy DH, Upadhyay K, Jain A, Patel TC, Nagori I, Jha PR, Babu KVS, Aparna C, Panjwani SJ, Natarajan M, Baldi M, Khadke VK, Dua S, Singh R, Sharma A, Sharma J, Gokhale YA, Yadav PD, Sapkal G, Kaushal H, Kumar VS. Factors associated with mortality among moderate and severe patients with COVID-19 in India: a secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2021 Oct 4;11(10):e050571. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050571. PMID: 34607865; PMCID: PMC8491003. Link
Sudarsan TI, Thomas L, Samprathi A, Chacko B, Mathuram A, George T, Karthik G, Rajan SJ, Carey RAB, Mahasampath G, Peter JV. Tuberculous ARDS is associated with worse outcome when compared with non-tuberculous infectious ARDS. J Crit Care. 2021 Feb;61:138-143. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2020.10.015. Epub 2020 Oct 21. PMID: 33161242.
Samprathi A, Chacko B, D'sa SR, Rebekah G, Vignesh Kumar C, Sadiq M, Victor P, Prasad J, Jayakaran JAJ, Peter JV. Adrenaline is effective in reversing the inadequate heart rate response in atropine treated organophosphorus and carbamate poisoning. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2021 Jul;59(7):604-610. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2020.1836376. Epub 2020 Nov 2. PMID: 33135482.
Chacko B, Peter JV, Tharyan P, John G, Jeyaseelan L. Pressure-controlled versus volume-controlled ventilation for acute respiratory failure due to acute lung injury (ALI) or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Jan 14;1(1):CD008807. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008807.pub2. PMID: 25586462; PMCID: PMC6457606. Link
Karuppiah S, George G, Chacko B, Philip MA. Entrapped left atrial pressure monitoring catheter in a prosthetic mitral valve. Ann Card Anaesth. 2015 Apr-Jun;18(2):276-7. doi: 10.4103/0971-9784.154505. PMID: 25849711; PMCID: PMC4881656.
Thomas, L., Chacko, B., Jupudi, S., Mathuram, A., George, T., Gunasekaran, K., Rajan, S. J., Carey, R. A., & Peter, J. V. (2021). Clinical Profile and Outcome of Critically Ill Patients with Tuberculosis. Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine, 25(1), 21–28. https://doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23503 Link
Ramchandra AM, Chacko B, Victor PJ. Pyrethroid Poisoning. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2019 Dec;23(Suppl 4):S267-S271. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23304. PMID: 32021002; PMCID: PMC6996658.
Chacko B, Krishna B, Kulkarni AP. Poisoning-The Road Less Travelled. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2019 Dec;23(Suppl 4):S233. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23315. PMID: 32020995; PMCID: PMC6996651.
Lamontagne F, Stegemann M, Agarwal A, Agoritsas T, Siemieniuk R, Rochwerg B, Bartoszko J, Askie L, Macdonald H, Al-Maslamani M, Amin W, Da Silva ARA, Barragan FAJ, Bausch FJ, Burhan E, Cecconi M, Chacko B, Chanda D, Dat VQ, Du B, Geduld H, Gee P, Haider M, Nerina H, Hashimi M, Jehan F, Hui D, Hunt BJ, Ismail M, Kabra S, Kanda S, Kawano-Dourado L, Kim YJ, Kissoon N, Krishna S, Kwizera A, Lisboa T, Leo YS, Mahaka I, Hela M, Migliori GB, Mino G, Nsutebu E, Pshenichnaya N, Qadir N, Ranganathan SS, Sabzwari S, Sarin R, Shankar-Hari M, Sharland M, Shen Y, Souza JP, Tshokey T, Ugarte S, Uyeki T, Venkatapuram S, Wachinou AP, Wijewickrama A, Vuyiseka D, Preller J, Brignardello-Petersen R, Kum E, Qasim A, Zeraatkar D, Owen A, Guyatt G, Lytvyn L, Jacobs M, Vandvik PO, Diaz J. A living WHO guideline on drugs to prevent covid-19. BMJ. 2021 Mar 1;372:n526. doi: 10.1136/bmj.n526. PMID: 33649077.
Sathya Kumar AM, George MM, Bhanuprasad K, John GM, Korula A, Abraham A, Mathews V, Kulkarni UP, Shankar C, Premkumar PS, Chacko B, Subramani K, Varghese GM, Balaji V, George B. Persistent bacteremia predicts poor outcomes among neutropenic patients with carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bloodstream infections receiving appropriate therapy. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob. 2023 Feb 15;22(1):12. doi: 10.1186/s12941-023-00561-7. PMID: 36793051; PMCID: PMC9933361.
Lamontagne F, Agarwal A, Rochwerg B, Siemieniuk RA, Agoritsas T, Askie L, Lytvyn L, Leo YS, Macdonald H, Zeng L, Amin W, da Silva ARA, Aryal D, Barragan FAJ, Bausch FJ, Burhan E, Calfee CS, Cecconi M, Chacko B, Chanda D, Dat VQ, De Sutter A, Du B, Freedman S, Geduld H, Gee P, Gotte M, Harley N, Hashimi M, Hunt B, Jehan F, Kabra SK, Kanda S, Kim YJ, Kissoon N, Krishna S, Kuppalli K, Kwizera A, Lado Castro-Rial M, Lisboa T, Lodha R, Mahaka I, Manai H, Mendelson M, Migliori GB, Mino G, Nsutebu E, Preller J, Pshenichnaya N, Qadir N, Relan P, Sabzwari S, Sarin R, Shankar-Hari M, Sharland M, Shen Y, Ranganathan SS, Souza JP, Stegemann M, Swanstrom R, Ugarte S, Uyeki T, Venkatapuram S, Vuyiseka D, Wijewickrama A, Tran L, Zeraatkar D, Bartoszko JJ, Ge L, Brignardello-Petersen R, Owen A, Guyatt G, Diaz J, Kawano-Dourado L, Jacobs M, Vandvik PO. A living WHO guideline on drugs for covid-19. BMJ. 2020 Sep 4;370:m3379. doi: 10.1136/bmj.m3379. Update in: BMJ. 2020 Nov 19;371:m4475. Update in: BMJ. 2021 Mar 31;372:n860. Update in: BMJ. 2021 Jul 6;374:n1703. Update in: BMJ. 2021 Sep 23;374:n2219. Erratum in: BMJ. 2022 Apr 25;377:o1045. PMID: 32887691.
Chacko B. Kidney Injury in Sepsis: Fuel to the Fire. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2020 Apr;24(4):216-217. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23414. PMID: 32565629; PMCID: PMC7297247.
Dayanand D, Irudhayanathan I, Kundu D, Manesh A, Abraham V, Abhilash KP, Chacko B, Moorthy M, Samuel P, Peerawaranun P, Mukaka M, Joseph J, Sivaprakasam M, Varghese GM. Community seroprevalence and risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection in different subpopulations in Vellore, India, and their implications for future prevention. Int J Infect Dis. 2021 Dec 28;116:138-146. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.12.356. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34971822; PMCID: PMC8712712. Link
Alexander V, Rasalam JE, Kumar S, Daniel D, Nair SC, Subramani K, Chacko B, James EJ, David VG, Varughese S, Patel L, Jayalakshmi VT, Singh KA, Kumar S, Zachariah U, Goel A, Eapen CE. Transfusion-related lung complications are uncommon in non-ventilated liver failure patients undergoing low-volume plasma exchange. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2023 Aug 12. doi: 10.1007/s12664-023-01429-6. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37572266. Link
John G, Peter JV, Chacko B, Pichamuthu K, Rao A, Subbalakshmi K, George KE, Agarwal SK, Anouncia SM, Sunderraj E, Siromoney A. A computer-assisted recording, diagnosis and management of the medically ill system for use in the intensive care unit: a preliminary report. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2009 Jul-Sep;13(3):136-42. doi: 10.4103/0972-5229.58538. PMID: 20040810; PMCID: PMC2823094.
Wilfred PM, Mathew S, Chacko B, Prabha R, Mathew BS. Estimation of Free Phenytoin Concentration in Critically Ill Patients with Hypoalbuminemia: Direct-measurement vs Traditional Equations. Indian J Crit Care Med 2022; 26 (6):682-687. DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24235
Thomas L, Chandran J, Goel A, Jacob E, Chacko B, Subramani K, Agarwal I, Varughese S, David VG, Daniel D, Mammen J, Balakrishnan V, Balasubramanian KA, Lionel AP, Adhikari DD, Abhilash KPP, Elias E, Eapen CE, Zachariah U. Improving Transplant-free Survival With Low-volume Plasma Exchange to Treat Children With Rodenticide Induced Hepatotoxicity. J Clin Exp Hepatol. 2023 Mar-Apr;13(2):252-258. doi: 10.1016/j.jceh.2022.10.013. Epub 2022 Nov 12. PMID: 36950489; PMCID: PMC10025587. Link
Thomas L, Chandran J, Goel A, Jacob E, Chacko B, Subramani K, Agarwal I, Varughese S, David VG, Daniel D, Mammen J, Balakrishnan V, Balasubramanian KA, Lionel AP, Adhikari DD, Abhilash KPP, Elias E, Eapen CE, Zachariah U. Improving Transplant-free Survival With Low-volume Plasma Exchange to Treat Children With Rodenticide Induced Hepatotoxicity. J Clin Exp Hepatol. 2023 Mar-Apr;13(2):252-258. doi: 10.1016/j.jceh.2022.10.013. Epub 2022 Nov 12. PMID: 36950489; PMCID: PMC10025587.
Chacko B, Thomas L, Sharma R, Yadav B, Jeyaseelan L, Arul AO, Victor P, Chandiraseharan VK, Lenin A, Carey RAB, Jayakaran JAJ, Krishnaswami RK, Peter JV. Noninvasive Ventilation in the Management of Respiratory Failure Due to COVID-19 Infection: Experience From a Resource-Limited Setting. Mayo Clin Proc. 2022 Jan;97(1):31-45. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.10.002. Epub 2021 Oct 13. PMID: 34996563; PMCID: PMC8511655. Link
Bose P, Chacko B, Arul AO, Robinson Vimala L, Thangakunam B, Varghese GM, Jambugulam M, Lenin A, Peter JV. Delayed inflammatory pulmonary syndrome: A distinct clinical entity in the spectrum of inflammatory syndromes in COVID-19 infection? World J Crit Care Med. 2023 Sep 9;12(4):226-235. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v12.i4.226. PMID: 37745259; PMCID: PMC10515099.
Chacko B, Peter JV, Patole S, Fleming JJ, Selvakumar R. Authors' reply. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2011 Jul;15(3):196-7. PMID: 22013321; PMCID: PMC3190480. Link
S B MJ, Chacko B, Selvarajan S, Peter JV, Geevar T, Dave RG, Georgy JT, Zachariah A, George T, Sathyendra S, Hansdak SG, Krishnaswami RK, Thangakunam B, Gupta R, Karuppusami R, Nair SC, Srivastava A. Biomarkers of coagulation, endothelial, platelet function, and fibrinolysis in patients with COVID-19: a prospective study. Sci Rep. 2024 Jan 23;14(1):2011. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-51908-9. PMID: 38263377; PMCID: PMC10805716.
Varghese, Mammen Philip et al. “Assessment of Family Satisfaction with Remote Communication for Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients: An Observational Cohort Study.” Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine vol. 27,8 (2023): 537-544. doi:10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24504
Chacko B, Ramakrishnan N, Peter JV. Approach to Intensive Care Costing and Provision of Cost-effective Care. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2023 Dec;27(12):876-887. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24576. PMID: 38074956; PMCID: PMC10701560.