2025 Journal Article The obesity paradox in sepsis: An ongoing debateArvaniti, Kostoula, Lathyris, Dimitrios and Koulenti, Despoina (2025). The obesity paradox in sepsis: An ongoing debate. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 87 103942, 103942-87. doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2025.103942 |
2025 Journal Article How to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in trauma patientsPapathanakos, Georgios, Blot, Stijn and Koulenti, Despoina (2025). How to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in trauma patients. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 86 103876, 103876. doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2024.103876 |
2024 Journal Article Refeeding syndrome in the ICU: A serious problem still lacking an evidence-based approachPapathanakos, Georgios, Blot, Stijn and Koulenti, Despoina (2024). Refeeding syndrome in the ICU: A serious problem still lacking an evidence-based approach. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 85 103771, 103771. doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2024.103771 |
2024 Journal Article D-PRISM: a global survey-based study to assess diagnostic and treatment approaches in pneumonia managed in intensive careReyes, Luis Felipe, Serrano-Mayorga, Cristian C., Zhang, Zhongheng, Tsuji, Isabela, De Pascale, Gennaro, Prieto, Valeria Enciso, Mer, Mervyn, Sheehan, Elyce, Nasa, Prashant, Zangana, Goran, Avanti, Kostoula, Tabah, Alexis, Shrestha, Gentle Sunder, Bracht, Hendrik, Fatoni, Arie Zainul, Abidi, Khalid, bin Sulaiman, Helmi, Eshwara, Vandana Kalwaje, De Bus, Liesbet, Hayashi, Yoshiro, Korkmaz, Pervin, Ait Hssain, Ali, Buetti, Niccolò, Goh, Qing Yuan, Kwizera, Arthur, Koulenti, Despoina, Nielsen, Nathan D., Povoa, Pedro, Ranzani, Otavio ... Mphandi, Wilson (2024). D-PRISM: a global survey-based study to assess diagnostic and treatment approaches in pneumonia managed in intensive care. Critical Care, 28 (1) 381. doi: 10.1186/s13054-024-05180-y |
2024 Journal Article Intra-abdominal infection and sepsis in immunocompromised intensive care unit patients: Disease expression, microbial aetiology, and clinical outcomesPaiva, José-Artur, Rello, Jordi, Eckmann, Christian, Antonelli, Massimo, Arvaniti, Kostoula, Koulenti, Despoina, Papathanakos, Georgios, Dimopoulos, George, Deschepper, Mieke, Blot, Stijn and Abdominal Sepsis Study (AbSeS) group for the Trials Group of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (2024). Intra-abdominal infection and sepsis in immunocompromised intensive care unit patients: Disease expression, microbial aetiology, and clinical outcomes. European Journal of Internal Medicine, 129, 100-110. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2024.07.019 |
2024 Journal Article Isolation of Candida species is associated with comorbidities, prolonged mechanical ventilation, and treatment outcomes in surgical ICU patients, a cross-sectional studyGlavaš Tahtler, Josipa, Cicvarić, Ana, Koulenti, Despoina, Karvouniaris, Marios, Bogdan, Maja, Kralik, Kristina, Krajina Kmoniček, Irena, Grbić Mlinarević, Marina and Kvolik, Slavica (2024). Isolation of Candida species is associated with comorbidities, prolonged mechanical ventilation, and treatment outcomes in surgical ICU patients, a cross-sectional study. Journal of Fungi, 10 (11) 743. doi: 10.3390/jof10110743 |
2024 Book Chapter Management of severe COVID-19 in the ICUKoulenti, Despoina, Almyroudi, Maria-Panagiota, Andrianopoulos, Ioannis, Mantzarlis, Konstantinos, Papathanakos, Georgios and Fragkou, Paraskevi C. (2024). Management of severe COVID-19 in the ICU. COVID-19: an update. (pp. 122-152) edited by James D. Chalmers, Catia Cilloniz and Bin Cao. Sheffield, United Kingdom: European Respiratory Society. doi: 10.1183/2312508x.10020523 |
2024 Journal Article Should we base our blood culture sampling on early changes in skin surface temperature?Papathanakos, Georgios, Blot, Stijn and Koulenti, Despoina (2024). Should we base our blood culture sampling on early changes in skin surface temperature?. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 83 103712, 103712. doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2024.103712 |
2024 Journal Article A Change in Nosocomial Infections among Surgical ICU Patients in the COVID-19 Era and MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry—A Cross-Sectional StudyJedud, Leon, Cicvarić, Ana, Bogdan, Maja, Koulenti, Despoina, Rello, Jordi, Debeljak, Željko, Kralik, Kristina, Mandic, Dario and Kvolik, Slavica (2024). A Change in Nosocomial Infections among Surgical ICU Patients in the COVID-19 Era and MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry—A Cross-Sectional Study. Microorganisms, 12 (8) 1510, 1510. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms12081510 |
2024 Journal Article Novel antibiotics for gram-negative nosocomial pneumoniaAlmyroudi, Maria Panagiota, Chang, Aina, Andrianopoulos, Ioannis, Papathanakos, Georgios, Mehta, Reena, Paramythiotou, Elizabeth and Koulenti, Despoina (2024). Novel antibiotics for gram-negative nosocomial pneumonia. Antibiotics, 13 (7) 629, 1-30. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics13070629 |
2024 Journal Article Severe mold fungal infections in critically ill patients with COVID-19Koulenti, Despoina, Paramythiotou, Elisabeth, Almyroudi, Maria Panagiota, Karvouniaris, Marios, Markou, Nikolaos, Paranos, Paschalis, Routsi, Christina, Meletiadis, Joseph and Blot, Stijn (2024). Severe mold fungal infections in critically ill patients with COVID-19. Future Microbiology, 19 (8), 825-840. doi: 10.2217/fmb-2023-0261 |
2024 Journal Article Co-administration of high-dose nebulized colistin for Acinetobacter baumannii bacteremic ventilator-associated pneumonia: impact on outcomesAndrianopoulos, Ioannis, Kazakos, Nikolaos, Lagos, Nikolaos, Maniatopoulou, Theodora, Papathanasiou, Athanasios, Papathanakos, Georgios, Koulenti, Despoina, Toli, Eleni, Gartzonika, Konstantina and Koulouras, Vasilios (2024). Co-administration of high-dose nebulized colistin for Acinetobacter baumannii bacteremic ventilator-associated pneumonia: impact on outcomes. Antibiotics, 13 (2) 169, 1-11. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics13020169 |
2024 Journal Article Ventilation management in a patient with ventilation–Perfusion mismatch in the early phase of lung injury and during the recoveryCicvarić, Ana, Glavaš Tahtler, Josipa, Turk, Tajana, Škrinjarić-Cincar, Sanda, Koulenti, Despoina, Nešković, Nenad, Edl, Mia and Kvolik, Slavica (2024). Ventilation management in a patient with ventilation–Perfusion mismatch in the early phase of lung injury and during the recovery. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 13 (3) 871, 1-9. doi: 10.3390/jcm13030871 |
2024 Journal Article Epidemiology and risk factors for mortality in critically ill patients with pancreatic infectionDejonckheere, Marie, Antonelli, Massimo, Arvaniti, Kostoula, Blot, Koen, CreaghBrown, Ben, de Lange, Dylan W., De Waele, Jan, Deschepper, Mieke, Dikmen, Yalim, Dimopoulos, George, Eckmann, Christian, Francois, Guy, Girardis, Massimo, Koulenti, Despoina, Labeau, Sonia, Lipman, Jeffrey, Lipovestky, Fernando, Maseda, Emilio, Montravers, Philippe, Mikstacki, Adam, Paiva, JoseArtur, Pereyra, Cecilia, Rello, Jordi, Timsit, JeanFrancois, Vogelaers, Dirk and Blot, Stijn (2024). Epidemiology and risk factors for mortality in critically ill patients with pancreatic infection. Journal of Intensive Medicine, 4 (1), 81-93. doi: 10.1016/j.jointm.2023.06.004 |
2023 Journal Article Current viewpoint on the epidemiology of nonfermenting Gram-negative bacterial strainsKoulenti, Despoina, Vandana, Kalwaje Eswhara and Rello, Jordi (2023). Current viewpoint on the epidemiology of nonfermenting Gram-negative bacterial strains. Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 36 (6), 545-554. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000977 |
2023 Journal Article Severe Candida infections in critically ill patients with COVID-19Koulenti, Despoina, Karvouniaris, Marios, Paramythiotou, Elisabeth, Koliakos, Nikolaos, Markou, Nikolaos, Paranos, Paschalis, Meletiadis, Joseph and Blot, Stijn (2023). Severe Candida infections in critically ill patients with COVID-19. Journal of Intensive Medicine, 3 (4), 291-297. doi: 10.1016/j.jointm.2023.07.005 |
2023 Journal Article Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in the ICU: tale of a broadening risk profileKoulenti, Despoina, Papathanakos, Georgios and Blot, Stijn (2023). Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in the ICU: tale of a broadening risk profile. Current Opinion in Critical Care, 29 (5), 463-469. doi: 10.1097/mcc.0000000000001070 |
2023 Journal Article Clinical sepsis phenotypes in critically ill patientsPapathanakos, Georgios, Andrianopoulos, Ioannis, Xenikakis, Menelaos, Papathanasiou, Athanasios, Koulenti, Despoina, Blot, Stijn and Koulouras, Vasilios (2023). Clinical sepsis phenotypes in critically ill patients. Microorganisms, 11 (9) 2165, 1-23. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms11092165 |
2023 Journal Article Acinetobacter baumannii bloodstream infections in the COVID-19 era: A comparative analysis between COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 critically ill patientsAndrianopoulos, Ioannis, Maniatopoulou, Theodora, Lagos, Nikolaos, Kazakos, Nikolaos, Papathanasiou, Athanasios, Papathanakos, Georgios, Koulenti, Despoina, Kittas, Christos and Koulouras, Vasilios (2023). Acinetobacter baumannii bloodstream infections in the COVID-19 era: A comparative analysis between COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 critically ill patients. Microorganisms, 11 (7) 1811, 1-11. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms11071811 |
2023 Journal Article International survey of antibiotic dosing and monitoring in adult intensive care unitsWilliams, Paul G., Tabah, Alexis, Cotta, Menino Osbert, Sandaradura, Indy, Kanji, Salmaan, Scheetz, Marc H., Imani, Sahand, Elhadi, Muhammed, Luque-Pardos, Sònia, Schellack, Natalie, Sanches, Cristina, Timsit, Jean-Francois, Xie, Jiao, Farkas, Andras, Wilks, Kathryn, Roberts, Jason A., Brinkmann, Alexander, Ramanan, Mahesh, Koulenti, Despoina, Gurjar, Mohan, Sulaiman, Helmi, Shrestha, Gentle, Cortegiani, Andrea, Crespo, Monica, Ling, Lowell, Abidi, Khalid and Schellongowski, Peter (2023). International survey of antibiotic dosing and monitoring in adult intensive care units. Critical Care, 27 (1) 241, 1-11. doi: 10.1186/s13054-023-04527-1 |