Overview
Availability
- Dr Despoina Koulenti is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- Doctor of Philosophy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- Australia & New Zealand Intensive Care Society, Australia & New Zealand Intensive Care Society
- Internal Medicine Society of Australia and New Zealand, Internal Medicine Society of Australia and New Zealand
Research interests
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Severe Respiratory Infections, Hospital-acquired infections, Sepsis, Infections in Critically Ill Patients, Infections my multidrug-resistant pathogens
Works
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2025
Journal Article
The obesity paradox in sepsis: An ongoing debate
Arvaniti, Kostoula, Lathyris, Dimitrios and Koulenti, Despoina (2025). The obesity paradox in sepsis: An ongoing debate. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 87 103942. doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2025.103942
2025
Journal Article
How to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in trauma patients
Papathanakos, 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 approach
Papathanakos, 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 care
Reyes, 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
Isolation of Candida Species Is Associated with Comorbidities, Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation, and Treatment Outcomes in Surgical ICU Patients, a Cross-Sectional Study
Glavaš 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, 743. doi: 10.3390/jof10110743
2024
Book Chapter
Management of severe COVID-19 in the ICU
Koulenti, 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) 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 Study
Jedud, 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 pneumonia
Almyroudi, 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-19
Koulenti, 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 outcomes
Andrianopoulos, 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 recovery
Cicvarić, 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 infection
Dejonckheere, 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
2024
Journal Article
Intra-abdominal infection and sepsis in immunocompromised intensive care unit patients: Disease expression, microbial aetiology, and clinical outcomes
Paiva, José-Artur, Rello, Jordi, Eckmann, Christian, Antonelli, Massimo, Arvaniti, Kostoula, Koulenti, Despoina, Papathanakos, Georgios, Dimopoulos, George, Deschepper, Mieke and Blot, Stijn (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
2023
Journal Article
Current viewpoint on the epidemiology of nonfermenting Gram-negative bacterial strains
Koulenti, 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-19
Koulenti, 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 profile
Koulenti, 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 patients
Papathanakos, 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 patients
Andrianopoulos, 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 units
Williams, 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
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