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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2019
Journal Article
The role of minocycline in the treatment of nosocomial infections caused by multidrug, extensively drug and randrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: a systematic review of clinical evidence
Fragkou, Paraskevi C., Poulakou, Garyfallia, Blizou, Andromachi, Blizou, Myrto, Rapti, Vasiliki, Karageorgopoulos, Drosos E., Koulenti, Despoina, Papadopoulos, Antonios, Matthaiou, Dimitrios K. and Tsiodras, Sotirios (2019). The role of minocycline in the treatment of nosocomial infections caused by multidrug, extensively drug and randrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: a systematic review of clinical evidence. Microorganisms, 7 (6) 159, 159. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7060159
2019
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The relationship between ventilator-associated pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: what is the current evidence?
Koulenti, Despoina, Parisella, Francesca Romana, Xu, Elena, Lipman, Jeffrey and Rello, Jordi (2019). The relationship between ventilator-associated pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: what is the current evidence?. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 38 (4), 637-647. doi: 10.1007/s10096-019-03486-2
2019
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Correction to: The relationship between ventilator-associated pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: what is the current evidence? (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, (2019), 10.1007/s10096-019-03486-2)
Koulenti, Despoina, Parisella, Francesca Romana, Xu, Elena, Lipman, Jeffrey and Rello, Jordi (2019). Correction to: The relationship between ventilator-associated pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: what is the current evidence? (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, (2019), 10.1007/s10096-019-03486-2). European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 38 (4), 649-649. doi: 10.1007/s10096-019-03518-x
2019
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Pharmacokinetic evaluation of linezolid administered intravenously in obese patients with pneumonia
Xie, Feifan, Mantzarlis, Konstantinos, Malliotakis, Polychronis, Koulouras, Vasileios, Degroote, Sophie, Koulenti, Despoina, Blot, Stijn, Boussery, Koen, Van Bocxlaer, Jan, Colin, Pieter and LIMOP study collaborators (2019). Pharmacokinetic evaluation of linezolid administered intravenously in obese patients with pneumonia. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 74 (3), 667-674. doi: 10.1093/jac/dky500
2019
Journal Article
Intravenous fosfomycin for the treatment of multidrug resistant pathogens: what is the evidence on dosing regimens?
Dimopoulos, George, Koulenti, Despoina, Parker, Suzanne L, Roberts, Jason A, Arvaniti, Kostoula and Poulakou, Garyphalia (2019). Intravenous fosfomycin for the treatment of multidrug resistant pathogens: what is the evidence on dosing regimens?. Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, 17 (3) 14787210.2019.1573669, 201-210. doi: 10.1080/14787210.2019.1573669
2019
Journal Article
Infections by multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria: what's new in our arsenal and what's in the pipeline?
Koulenti, Despoina, Song, Andrew, Ellingboe, Aaron, Abdul-Aziz, Mohd Hafiz, Harris, Patrick, Gavey, Emile and Lipman, Jeffrey (2019). Infections by multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria: what's new in our arsenal and what's in the pipeline?. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 53 (3), 211-224. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2018.10.011
2019
Journal Article
Prospective observational cohort study on grading the severity of postoperative complications in global surgery research
Abbott, T. E.F., Patel, A., Ahmed, Tahania, Pearse, Rupert M., Greaves, K. E., Haddow, James, Futier, Emmanuel, Biais, Matthieu, Slim, Karem, Beattie, Scott, Clavien, Pierre-Alain, Demartines, Nicolas, Fleisher, Lee A., Grocott, Mike, Hoeft, Andreas, Holt, Peter, Moreno, Rui, Pritchard, Naomi, Rhodes, Andrew, Wijeysundera, Duminda, Wilson, Matt, Everingham, Kirsty, Hewson, Russell, Januszewska, Marta, Phull, Mandeep-Kaur, Halliwell, Richard, Cope, Jennifer, Shulman, Mark, Myles, Paul ... International Surgical Outcomes Study (ISOS) group (2019). Prospective observational cohort study on grading the severity of postoperative complications in global surgery research. British Journal of Surgery, 106 (2), e73-e80. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11025
2018
Journal Article
Microbial cause of ICU-acquired pneumonia: hospital-acquired pneumonia versus ventilator-associated pneumonia
Luyt, Charles-Edouard, Hékimian, Guillaume, Koulenti, Despoina and Chastre, Jean (2018). Microbial cause of ICU-acquired pneumonia: hospital-acquired pneumonia versus ventilator-associated pneumonia. Current Opinion in Critical Care, 24 (5), 332-338. doi: 10.1097/MCC.0000000000000526
2018
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Assessing predictive accuracy for outcomes of ventilator-associated events in an international cohort: the EUVAE study
Ramírez-Estrada, Sergio, Lagunes, Leonel, Peña-López, Yolanda, Vahedian-Azimi, Amir, Nseir, Saad, Arvaniti, Kostoula, Bastug, Aliye, Totorika, Izarne, Oztoprak, Nefise, Bouadma, Lilla, Koulenti, Despoina, Rello, Jordi and EU-VAE Study Investigators Group (2018). Assessing predictive accuracy for outcomes of ventilator-associated events in an international cohort: the EUVAE study. Intensive Care Medicine, 44 (8), 1212-1220. doi: 10.1007/s00134-018-5269-7
2018
Journal Article
Candida burn wound sepsis: The "holy trinity" of management
Matthaiou, Dimitrios K., Blot, Stijn and Koulenti, Despoina (2018). Candida burn wound sepsis: The "holy trinity" of management. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 46, 4-5. doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2018.02.001
2018
Journal Article
Nebulization of antimicrobial agents in mechanically ventilated adults in 2017: an international cross-sectional survey
Alves, Joana, Alp, Emine, Koulenti, Despoina, Zhang, Zhongheng, Ehrmann, Stephan, Blot, Stijn, Bassetti, Matteo, Conway-Morris, Andrew, Reina, Rosa, Teran, Enrique, Sole-Lleonart, Candela, Ruiz-Rodríguez, Maria, Rello, Jordi and SANEME-2 Investigators (2018). Nebulization of antimicrobial agents in mechanically ventilated adults in 2017: an international cross-sectional survey. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 37 (4), 785-794. doi: 10.1007/s10096-017-3175-5
2018
Journal Article
The surgical safety checklist and patient outcomes after surgery: a prospective observational cohort study, systematic review and meta-analysis
Abbott, T. E. F., Ahmad, T., Phull, M. K., Fowler, A. J., Hewson, R., Biccard, B. M., Chew, M. S., Gillies, M., Pearse, R. M., International Surgical Outcomes Study (ISOS) group and Koulenti, Despoina (2018). The surgical safety checklist and patient outcomes after surgery: a prospective observational cohort study, systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 120 (1), 146-155. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2017.08.002
2017
Journal Article
The CVC and CRBSI: don’t use it and lose it!
Laupland, K. B., Koulenti, D. and Schwebel, C. (2017). The CVC and CRBSI: don’t use it and lose it!. Intensive Care Medicine, 44 (2), 1-3. doi: 10.1007/s00134-017-5033-4
2017
Journal Article
Evaluating rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia: consider patient, organizational & educational risk factors
Koulenti, Despoina, Boulanger, Carole and Blot, Stijn (2017). Evaluating rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia: consider patient, organizational & educational risk factors. Indian Journal of Medical Research, 145 (5), 697-698. doi: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_435_17
2017
Journal Article
Use of failure-to-rescue to identify international variation in postoperative care in low-, middle- and high-income countries: A 7-day cohort study of elective surgery
Ahmad, T., Bouwman, R. A., Grigoras, I., Aldecoa, C., Hofer, C., Hoeft, A., Holt, P., Buhre, W., Pearse, Rupert M., Clavien, Pierre-Alain, Demartines, Nicolas, Grocott, Mike, Haddow, James, Holt, Peter, Moreno, Rui, Pritchard, Naomi, Rhodes, Andrew, Wilson, Matt, Ahmed, Tahania, Halliwell, Richard, Shulman, Mark, Myles, Paul, Schmid, Werner, Hiesmayr, Michael, Wouters, Patrick, De Hert, Stefan, Lobo, Suzana, Beattie, Scott, Wijeysundera, Duminda ... on behalf the International Surgical Outcomes Study (ISOS) group (2017). Use of failure-to-rescue to identify international variation in postoperative care in low-, middle- and high-income countries: A 7-day cohort study of elective surgery. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 119 (2), 258-266. doi: 10.1093/bja/aex185
2017
Journal Article
The authors reply
Arvaniti, Kostoula, Lathyris, Dimitrios, Blot, Stijin, Apostolidou-Kiouti, Fani, Koulenti, Despoina and Haidich, Anna-Bettina (2017). The authors reply. Critical Care Medicine, 45 (7), E735-E736. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000002442
2017
Journal Article
Critical care admission following elective surgery was not associated with survival benefit: prospective analysis of data from 27 countries
Kahan, Brennan C., Koulenti, Desponia, Arvaniti, Kostoula, Beavis, Vanessa, Campbell, Douglas, Chan, Matthew, Moreno, Rui, Pearse, Rupert M. and The International Surgical Outcomes Study (ISOS) group (2017). Critical care admission following elective surgery was not associated with survival benefit: prospective analysis of data from 27 countries. Intensive Care Medicine, 43 (7), 971-979. doi: 10.1007/s00134-016-4633-8
2017
Journal Article
What we learned from the EU-VAP/CAP Study for severe pneumonia
Leoni, Davide, Blot, Stijn, Tsigou, Evdoxia and Koulenti, Despoina (2017). What we learned from the EU-VAP/CAP Study for severe pneumonia. Clinical Pulmonary Medicine, 24 (3), 112-120. doi: 10.1097/CPM.0000000000000204
2017
Journal Article
Cumulative Evidence of Randomized Controlled and Observational Studies on Catheter-Related Infection Risk of Central Venous Catheter Insertion Site in ICU Patients: A Pairwise and Network Meta-Analysis
Arvaniti, Kostoula, Lathyris, Dimitrios, Blot, Stijn, Apostolidou-Kiouti, Fani, Koulenti, Despoina and Haidich, Anna-Bettina (2017). Cumulative Evidence of Randomized Controlled and Observational Studies on Catheter-Related Infection Risk of Central Venous Catheter Insertion Site in ICU Patients: A Pairwise and Network Meta-Analysis. Critical Care Medicine, 45 (4), e437-e448. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000002092
2017
Journal Article
Improved survival among ICU-hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia by unidentified organisms: a multicenter case–control study
Rello, J., Diaz, E., Mañez, R., Sole-Violan, J., Valles, J., Vidaur, L., Zaragoza, R., Gattarello, S., Alvarez, B., Alvarez, L., Blanquer, J., Blasco, Ma, Borges-Sa, M., Bouza, E., Bunsow, E., Catalan, M., Diaz, E., Garnacho, J., Koulenti, D., Lisboa, T., Lopez, D., Lopez-Pueyo, Mj, Lucena, F., Luque, P., Mañez, R., Martin, A., Pereira, J., Rello, J., Jorda, R. ... Zaragoza, R. (2017). Improved survival among ICU-hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia by unidentified organisms: a multicenter case–control study. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 36 (1), 123-130. doi: 10.1007/s10096-016-2779-5
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