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
- Member, European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
- Member, Hellenic Society of Intensive Care Medicine, Hellenic Society of Intensive Care Medicine
- Member, Specialty Registry of GMC (UK), Specialty Registry of GMC (UK)
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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2022
Journal Article
Current perspectives on the diagnosis and management of healthcare-associated ventriculitis and meningitis
Karvouniaris, Marios, Brotis, Alexandros, Tsiakos, Konstantinos, Palli, Eleni and Koulenti, Despoina (2022). Current perspectives on the diagnosis and management of healthcare-associated ventriculitis and meningitis. Infection and Drug Resistance, 15, 697-721. doi: 10.2147/IDR.S326456
2021
Journal Article
An international survey on aminoglycoside practices in critically ill patients: the AMINO III study
Roger, Claire, Louart, Benjamin, Elotmani, Loubna, Barton, Greg, Escobar, Leslie, Koulenti, Despoina, Lipman, Jeffrey, Leone, Marc, Muller, Laurent, Boutin, Caroline, Amour, Julien, Banakh, Iouri, Cousson, Joel, Bourenne, Jeremy, Constantin, Jean-Michel, Albanese, Jacques, Roberts, Jason A., Lefrant, Jean-Yves, Darchy, Bruno, Sigismond, Lasocki, Debbat, Karim, Moschietto, Sébastien, Capellier, Gilles, Biais, Matthieu, Brunin, Guillaume, Huet, Olivier, Hausermann, Marie-Hélène, Just, Bernard, Constantin, Jean-Michel ... Felton, Timothy (2021). An international survey on aminoglycoside practices in critically ill patients: the AMINO III study. Annals of Intensive Care, 11 (1) 49, 49. doi: 10.1186/s13613-021-00834-4
2021
Journal Article
Antimicrobial stewardship in the ICU in COVID-19 times: the known unknowns
Schouten, Jeroen, De Waele, Jan, Lanckohr, Christian, Koulenti, Despoina, Haddad, Nisrine, Rizk, Nesrine, Sjövall, Fredrik and Kanj, Souha S. (2021). Antimicrobial stewardship in the ICU in COVID-19 times: the known unknowns. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 58 (4) 106409, 106409. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2021.106409
2021
Journal Article
Antimicrobial lessons from a large observational cohort on intra-abdominal infections in intensive care units
Vogelaers, Dirk, Blot, Stijn, Van den Berge, Andries, Montravers, Philippe, Francois, Guy, Labeau, Sonia, Blot, Koen, Deschepper, Mieke, Antonelli, Massimo, Lipman, Jeffrey, Lamrous, Amin, Pereyra, Cecilia, Lipovestky, Fernando, Koulenti, Despoina, De Waele, Jan, Rezende-Neto, Joao, Cardenas, Yenny, Vymazal, Tomas, Fjeldsoee-Nielsen, Hans, Kott, Matthias, Kostoula, Arvaniti, Javeri, Yash, Girardis, Massimo, Einav, Sharon, de Lange, Dylan, Makikado, Luis Daniel Umezawa, Mikstacki, Adam, Paiva, José-Artur, Tomescu, Dana ... Davis, Noelle (2021). Antimicrobial lessons from a large observational cohort on intra-abdominal infections in intensive care units. Drugs, 81 (9), 1065-1078. doi: 10.1007/s40265-021-01534-w
2021
Journal Article
How to measure microaspiration of subglottic secretions in clinical research in intubated patients?
Nseir, Saad, Koulenti, Despoina and Blot, Stijn (2021). How to measure microaspiration of subglottic secretions in clinical research in intubated patients?. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 63 103010, 1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2020.103010
2021
Journal Article
Nosocomial pneumonia in the era of multidrug-resistance: updates in diagnosis and management
Xu, Elena, Pérez-Torres, David, Fragkou, Paraskevi C., Zahar, Jean-Ralph and Koulenti, Despoina (2021). Nosocomial pneumonia in the era of multidrug-resistance: updates in diagnosis and management. Microorganisms, 9 (3) 534, 1-39. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9030534
2021
Journal Article
Protocol for an international, multicentre, prospective, observational study of nosocomial pneumonia in intensive care units: The PneumoINSPIRE study
Koulenti, Despoina, Armaganidis, Apostolos, Arvaniti, Kostoula, Blot, Stijn, Brun-Buisson, Christian, Deja, Maria, De Waele, Jan, Du, Bin, Dulhunty, Joel M., Garcia-Diaz, Julia, Judd, Matthew, Paterson, David L., Putensen, Christian, Reina, Rosa, Rello, Jordi, Restrepo, Marcos I., Roberts, Jason A., Sjovall, Fredrik, Timsit, Jean-Francois, Tsiodras, Sotirios, Zahar, Jean-Ralph, Zhang, Yuchi, Lipman, Jeffrey and On behalf of the Working Group on Pneumonia of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (2021). Protocol for an international, multicentre, prospective, observational study of nosocomial pneumonia in intensive care units: The PneumoINSPIRE study. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 23 (1), 59-66. doi: 10.51893/2021.1.oa5
2020
Journal Article
Pandrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii treatment: still a debatable topic with no definite solutions
Papathanakos, Georgios, Andrianopoulos, Ioannis, Papathanasiou, Athanasios, Koulenti, Despoina, Gartzonika, Konstantina and Koulouras, Vasilios (2020). Pandrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii treatment: still a debatable topic with no definite solutions. The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 75 (10), 3081-3081. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkaa264
2020
Journal Article
Nosocomial pneumonia diagnosis revisited
Koulenti, Despoina, Zhang, Yuchi and Fragkou, Paraskevi C. (2020). Nosocomial pneumonia diagnosis revisited. Current Opinion in Critical Care, 26 (5), 442-449. doi: 10.1097/MCC.0000000000000756
2020
Journal Article
Elective surgery cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic: global predictive modelling to inform surgical recovery plans
Nepogodiev, Dmitri, Omar, Omar M, Glasbey, James C, Li, Elizabeth, Simoes, Joana FF, Abbott, Tom EF, Ademuyiwa, Adesoji O, Biccard, Bruce M, Chaudhry, Daoud, Davidson, Giana H, Di Saverio, Salomone, Gallo, Gaetano, Ghosh, Dhruv, Harrison, Ewen M, Hutchinson, Peter J, Kamarajah, Sivesh K, Keller, Deborah S, Lawani, Ismail, Minaya-Bravo, Ana, Moore, Rachel, Morton, Dion G, Ntirenganya, Faustin, Pata, Francesco, Pearse, Rupert M, la Medina, Antonio Ramos-De, Tabiri, Stephen, Venn, Mary L, Omar, Aneel Bhangu Omar M, Bhangu, Aneel ... COVIDSurg Collaborative (2020). Elective surgery cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic: global predictive modelling to inform surgical recovery plans. British Journal of Surgery, 107 (11), 1440-1449. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11746
2020
Journal Article
Editorial for special issue “multidrug-resistant pathogens”
Koulenti, Despoina, Fragkou, Paraskevi C. and Tsiodras, Sotirios (2020). Editorial for special issue “multidrug-resistant pathogens”. Microorganisms, 8 (9) 1383, 1383-15. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8091383
2020
Journal Article
Evaluation of the quality of evidence supporting guideline recommendations for the nutritional management of critically ill adults
Xu, Elena, Tejada, Sofia, Solé-Lleonart, Candela, Campogiani, Laura, Valenzuela-Sanchez, Francisco, Koulenti, Despoina and Rello, Jordi (2020). Evaluation of the quality of evidence supporting guideline recommendations for the nutritional management of critically ill adults. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 39, 144-149. doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2020.07.004
2020
Journal Article
Quality of evidence supporting surviving sepsis campaign recommendations
Rello, Jordi, Tejada, Sofia, Xu, Elena, Solé-Lleonart, Candela, Campogiani, Laura, Koulenti, Despoina, Ferreira-Coimbra, João and Lipman, Jeff (2020). Quality of evidence supporting surviving sepsis campaign recommendations. Anaesthesia Critical Care and Pain Medicine, 39 (4), 497-502. doi: 10.1016/j.accpm.2020.06.015
2020
Journal Article
Pathogenesis-targeted preventive strategies for multidrug resistant ventilator-associated pneumonia: a narrative review
Cotoia, Antonella, Spadaro, Savino, Gambetti, Guido, Koulenti, Despoina and Cinnella, Gilda (2020). Pathogenesis-targeted preventive strategies for multidrug resistant ventilator-associated pneumonia: a narrative review. Microorganisms, 8 (6) 821, 821. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8060821
2020
Journal Article
Patterns in the epidemiology of candidemia as a consequence of antibiotic and antifungal exposure
Koulenti, Despoina and Blot, Stijn (2020). Patterns in the epidemiology of candidemia as a consequence of antibiotic and antifungal exposure. Burns, 46 (2), 500-501. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2019.11.010
2020
Journal Article
Colistin-resistant acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia: a serious threat for critically ill patients
Papathanakos, Georgios, Andrianopoulos, Ioannis, Papathanasiou, Athanasios, Priavali, Efthalia, Koulenti, Despoina and Koulouras, Vasilios (2020). Colistin-resistant acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia: a serious threat for critically ill patients. Microorganisms, 8 (2) 287, 287. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8020287
2020
Journal Article
Ventilator-Associated Tracheobronchitis: To Treat or Not to Treat?
Koulenti, Despoina, Arvaniti, Kostoula, Judd, Mathew, Lalos, Natasha, Tjoeng, Iona, Xu, Elena, Armaganidis, Apostolos and Lipman, Jeffrey (2020). Ventilator-Associated Tracheobronchitis: To Treat or Not to Treat?. Antibiotics, 9 (2) 51, 51. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics9020051
2020
Journal Article
Emerging treatment options for infections by multidrug-resistant gram-positive microorganisms
Koulenti, Despoina, Xu, Elena, Song, Andrew, Mok, Isaac Yin Sum , Karageorgopoulos, Drosos E., Armaganidis, Apostolos, Tsiodras, Sotirios and Lipman, Jeffrey (2020). Emerging treatment options for infections by multidrug-resistant gram-positive microorganisms. Microorganisms, 8 (2) 191, 1-40. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8020191
2019
Journal Article
Epidemiology of intra-abdominal infection and sepsis in critically ill patients: "AbSeS", a multinational observational cohort study and ESICM Trials Group Project
Blot, Stijn, Antonelli, Massimo, Arvaniti, Kostoula, Blot, Koen, Creagh-Brown, Ben, de Lange, Dylan, 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, Jose-Artur, Pereyra, Cecilia, Rello, Jordi, Timsit, Jean-Francois, Vogelaers, Dirk, Lamrous, Amin, Rezende-Neto, Joao, Cardenas, Yenny, Vymazal, Tomas ... Davis, Noelle (2019). Epidemiology of intra-abdominal infection and sepsis in critically ill patients: "AbSeS", a multinational observational cohort study and ESICM Trials Group Project. Intensive Care Medicine, 45 (12), 1703-1717. doi: 10.1007/s00134-019-05819-3
2019
Journal Article
Diagnosing invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in ICU patients: putting the puzzle together
Blot, Stijn, Rello, Jordi and Koulenti, Despoina (2019). Diagnosing invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in ICU patients: putting the puzzle together. Current Opinion in Critical Care, 25 (5), 430-437. doi: 10.1097/MCC.0000000000000637
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