DR RAMESH POL

PROFESSOR

MD

KMC Reg No : 63683

MBBS,MD

  1. ACTION I and II trial: A multi-country, multicentre, two-arm, parallel, double blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial of antenatal corticosteroids for women at risk of imminent birth in the early preterm period in health facilities in low resource settings to improve newborn outcomes.
  2. A PLUS study: Prevention of Maternal and Neonatal death/ infections with a single oral dose of Azithromycin in women in labor (in low and middle income countries): a randomized controlled trial.
  3. Aspirin supplementation for Pregnancy Indicated Risk Reduction in Nulliparous (ASPIRIN): Neurodevelopmental Follow-up Trial.
  4. RAPIDIRON Kids trial.
  5. Repurposing intrapartum azithromycin as a Neuroprotector in Birth Asphyxia.
  6. BEST4Baby Neurodevelopmental Follow-up trial.
  7. Skills and Drills Intervention at first referral units to improve emergency Obstetric and Newborn care in North Karnataka.
  8. Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness (IMNCI) – Baseline assessment of of childhood morbidity and mortality in select districts in India.

IndiaCLEN Program Evaluation Network (IPEN).

IAP ALS-BLS Karnataka State Co-ordinator

  1. RR Pol, TA Shepur, VH Ratageri. Clinico-laboratory profile of pediatric HIV in Karnataka. Indian Journal of Pediatr 2007; 74(12): 1071-1075.
  2. Ramesh R Pol, Manswini R Pol, Raghavendra Vanaki. The clinical profile and the efficacy of Prazosin in scorpion sting envenomation in children of north Karnataka (India). J Clin Diagn Res 2011; 5(3): 456-8.
  3. Ramesh R Pol, Manswini R Pol, Raghavendra Vanaki, BC Yelamali. Pattern of radiological features of Pulmonary and Skeletal system in HIV infected children. Medica Innovatica 2014; 3(1): 57-60.
  4. Yelamali BC, Panigatti PS, Pol RR, Talawar KB, Naik SS, Badakali AV. Outcome of newborn with birth asphyxia in tertiary care hospital - a retrospective study. Medica innovatica 2014; 3(2):77-83.
  5. Ramesh R. Pol, Ramesh Pattar, Anilraj, B C Yelamali & Ashok Badakali. Haematological Parameters for Early Assessment of Severity of Birth Asphyxia. Int J Cur Med and App Sciences 2015; 7(2): 91-93
  6. Pol Ramesh R, Vanaki RN, B.C Yelamali, Badakali AV. Pattern of muco-cutaneous manifestations in HIV infected children at tertiary care hospital, north Karnataka, India. Int J Contemp Pediatr 2015; 2: 419-23.
  7. Talawar KB, Ramesh R Pol, Yelamali BC. Clinical profile of ascites in children at tertiary care hospital, North Karnataka. Int J Pediatr Res 2016; 3(6):410-415
  8. Chaitra Bandi, Raghavendra Vanaki, Ashok V Badakali, Ramesh R Pol, Bhuvaneshwari Yelamali. Predictive Value of Total Serum Bilirubin within 6 Hour of Birth for the Development of Hyperbilirubinemia after 72 hours of Birth. Journal of clinical and diagnostic research 2016; 10(9): 1-4.
  9. George J, Jose J, Kulkarni DA, Pol RR, Shalavadi MH, Mangannavar CV. Evaluation of Drug Utilization and Analysis of Anti- Epileptic Drugs at Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital. Indian Journal of Pharmacy Practice 2016; 9(3): 189-194.
  10. Rajshekhar CS, Vanaki R, Badakali AV, Pol RR, Yelamali BC. Efficacy of Vitamin D supplementation in the treatment of severe pneumonia in children aged less than five years. Int J Contemp Pediatr 2016;3:96-9.
  11. M. Swathvik Kumar, Ramesh Pattar, Bhuvaneshwari C. Yelamali, Ramesh Pol, Raghavendra Vanaki, Keludeppa Talawar. Clinical Spectrum and Outcome of Dehydration Fever in Term healthy Neonates – A Teaching Hospital Based Prospective Study. Medica Innovatica 2017; 6(2): 20-23.
  12. Kumar AMK, Badakali AV, Mirji G, Vanaki RN, Pol R. Clinical profile and outcome of acute lower respiratory tract infection in children aged between 2 months to 5 years. Int J Contemp Pediatr 2017;4:105-9.
  13. Alok Kumar M.K, Ashok V Badakali, Bhuvaneshwari Yelamali, Ramesh Pol, Raghavendra Vanaki. Sociodemographic and Perinatal Factors Affecting Pneumonia: A Cross Sectional Study. Pediatric Education and Research 2017; 5(1): 5-8.
  14. Diwanmal SB, Dharmayat SR., Biradi MK, Vanaki RN, Pol RR, Yelamali BC. Predicting the effectiveness of Test of Infant Motor Performance as an early marker of motor development delay in preterm infants. J PediatrRes. 2017; 4(09):572-579.
  15. Shetty DR, Naik S, Badakali AV, Yelamali BC, Pol R. Iron overload and hypocalcemia in patients with thalassemia. Medica Innovatica 2018; 7(2):21-22.
  16. Damera Vasu, Pol RR, Yelamali BC. Serum calcium and magnesium levels in predicting outcome in neonates with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy. Medica Innovatica 2018; 7(1): 44-47.
  17. Ujwal MV, Pol RR, Vanaki R, Yelamali BC, Badakali AV, Resurgence of diphtheria in rural north Karnataka: Clinical profile and outcome, Int J Med Paediatr Oncol 2019;5(1):17-20.
  18. Vanaki RN, Diwanmal SB, Pol RR, Yelamali BC, Kulkarni MR, Brahmandbherimath SV. Acute necrotizing encephalopathy of childhood: an under-recognized and diverse clinico-radiological syndrome. Int J Contemp Pediatr 2020;7:1-6.
  19. Oladapo OT, Vogel JP, Yelamali BC, Pol RR etal. Antenatal Dexamethasone for Early Preterm Birth in Low-Resource Countries. N Engl J Med 2020;383:2514-25.
  20. Oladapo OT, Vogel JP, Yelamali BC, Pol RR etal. Antenatal dexamethasone for late preterm birth: A multi-centre, two-arm, parallel, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial. Thelancet 2022; 44(2):
  21. Ramesh Pol, Naveenkumar P, Badakali AV. “Study of Adrenal Insufficiency in Neonatal Septic Shock”. EC Paediatrics 2023; 12.2: 43-49.
  22. Awanti SC, Pol RR, Katti AB. A randomized controlled trial to compare the success rates and efficacy of high flow nasal cannulae versus nasal continuous positive airway pressure in post extubation period in neonates. Int J Contemp Pediatr 2023;10: 510-3.
  23. Ramesh Pol, Vijay B, Badakali AV. “Prevalence and Risk Factors of Hearing Impairment among High-Risk Neonates Born in a Tertiary Care Hospital in North Karnataka”. EC Paediatrics 2023; 12(2) : 74-78.
  24. Ramesh Rajesh Pol, Sandeep K S, Vijaykiran S, Raghavendra N Vanaki, Arun B Katti. Bacteriological profile and its antibiogram of Neonatal sepsis in a Tertiary neonatal intensive care unit in North Karnataka: Record Based Case Series Study. Medica Innovatica 2023; 12(1): 117-120.
  25. Gobbur S, Badakali A, Pol R, Neelannavar R. Utility of paediatric logistic organ dysfunction score in predicting mortality in children admitted to PICU at a tertiary care centre. Int J Contemp Pediatr 2023;10: 1057-60.
  26. Derman, RJ, Bellad RB, Pol RR. et al. RAPIDIRON Trial follow-up study — the RAPIDIRON-KIDS Study: protocol of a prospective observational follow-up study. Trials 24, 818 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07740-z.
  27. Alan TN, Carlo WA, Pol RR etal. Azithromycin to Prevent Sepsis or Death in Women Planning a Vaginal Birth. N Engl J Med 2023; 386:1-11.
  28. Srinivas SA, Pol RR. Study of clinical profile and laboratory markers in early diagnosis of severe dengue in children. Int J Contemp Pediatr 2025;12:73-7.
  29. Carlo WA, Waldemar AMweemba, Pol RR et al. Effectiveness of intrapartum azithromycin to prevent infections in planned vaginal births in low-income and middle-income countries: a post-hoc analysis of data from a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. The Lancet Global Health. 2025;13(4):e689 - e697.

Text books:
  1. Pol Ramesh, Vanaki R, Kavya G. Nutritive values of commonly used food products. In: Tiwari S, Bharadva K, Bang A, Elizebath KE, Mishra S, Banapurmath CR, editors. IAP-IYCF essentials of Maternal, Infant, young child and Adolescent Nutrition. 1st edition. True life Media Publishing for Practice; 2022. p 677-695.
  2. Pol Ramesh, Shivanand I, Ganashree B, Durgappa H. Mother-Baby-Friendly environment. In: Durgappa H, Nyamgoudar A, Banapurmath CR, editors. Art and Science of Breastfeeding & Beyond. 1st edition. Jaypee publishers; 2024. p 75-77.
  3. Pol Ramesh, Rashmi K. IAP National treatment guidelines on Tetanus (NTG-33).