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Dr Despoina Koulenti
Dr

Despoina Koulenti

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Overview

Availability

Dr Despoina Koulenti is:
Available for supervision

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

  • Severe Respiratory Infections, Hospital-acquired infections, Sepsis, Infections in Critically Ill Patients, Infections my multidrug-resistant pathogens

Works

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130 works between 2003 and 2024

61 - 80 of 130 works

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

Nebulization of antimicrobial agents in mechanically ventilated adults in 2017: an international cross-sectional survey

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

The surgical safety checklist and patient outcomes after surgery: a prospective observational cohort study, systematic review and meta-analysis

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

The CVC and CRBSI: don’t use it and lose it!

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

Evaluating rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia: consider patient, organizational & educational risk factors

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

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

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

The authors reply

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

Critical care admission following elective surgery was not associated with survival benefit: prospective analysis of data from 27 countries

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

What we learned from the EU-VAP/CAP Study for severe pneumonia

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

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

2017

Journal Article

Optimizing educational initiatives to prevent ventilator-associated complications

Blot, Stijn, Koulenti, Despoina and Labeau, Sonia (2017). Optimizing educational initiatives to prevent ventilator-associated complications. American Journal of Infection Control, 45 (1), 102-103. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.05.035

Optimizing educational initiatives to prevent ventilator-associated complications

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

Improved survival among ICU-hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia by unidentified organisms: a multicenter case–control study

2016

Journal Article

Global patient outcomes after elective surgery: prospective cohort study in 27 low-, middle- and high-income countries

International Surgical Outcomes Study group and Koulenti, Despoina (2016). Global patient outcomes after elective surgery: prospective cohort study in 27 low-, middle- and high-income countries. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 117 (5), 601-609. doi: 10.1093/bja/aew316

Global patient outcomes after elective surgery: prospective cohort study in 27 low-, middle- and high-income countries

2016

Journal Article

Factors influencing outcomes in intensive care unit patients with nosocomial infections

Blot, Stijn and Koulenti, Despoina (2016). Factors influencing outcomes in intensive care unit patients with nosocomial infections. Archives of Iranian Medicine, 19 (9), 677-678.

Factors influencing outcomes in intensive care unit patients with nosocomial infections

2016

Journal Article

The value of polyurethane-cuffed endotracheal tubes to reduce microaspiration and intubation-related pneumonia: a systematic review of laboratory and clinical studies

Blot, Stijn I., Rello, Jordi and Koulenti, Despoina (2016). The value of polyurethane-cuffed endotracheal tubes to reduce microaspiration and intubation-related pneumonia: a systematic review of laboratory and clinical studies. Critical Care, 20 (1) 203, 203. doi: 10.1186/s13054-016-1380-8

The value of polyurethane-cuffed endotracheal tubes to reduce microaspiration and intubation-related pneumonia: a systematic review of laboratory and clinical studies

2016

Journal Article

Nosocomial pneumonia in 27 ICUs in Europe: perspectives from the EU-VAP/CAP study

Koulenti, D., Tsigou, E. and Rello, J. (2016). Nosocomial pneumonia in 27 ICUs in Europe: perspectives from the EU-VAP/CAP study. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 36 (11), 1-8. doi: 10.1007/s10096-016-2703-z

Nosocomial pneumonia in 27 ICUs in Europe: perspectives from the EU-VAP/CAP study

2016

Journal Article

Characteristics and risk factors for 28-day mortality of hospital acquired fungemias in ICUs: data from the EUROBACT study

Paiva, Jose-Artur, Pereira, Jose Manuel, Tabah, Alexis, Mikstacki, Adam, de Carvalho, Frederico Bruzzi, Koulenti, Despoina, Ruckly, Stephane, Cakar, Nahit, Misset, Benoit, Dimopoulos, George, Antonelli, Massimo, Rello, Jordi, Ma, Xiaochun, Tamowicz, Barbara and Timsit, Jean-Francois (2016). Characteristics and risk factors for 28-day mortality of hospital acquired fungemias in ICUs: data from the EUROBACT study. Critical Care, 20 (1) 53, 53. doi: 10.1186/s13054-016-1229-1

Characteristics and risk factors for 28-day mortality of hospital acquired fungemias in ICUs: data from the EUROBACT study

2016

Journal Article

Is prolonged infusion of piperacillin/tazobactam and meropenem in critically ill patients associated with improved pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic and patient outcomes? An observation from the Defining Antibiotic Levels in Intensive care unit patients (DALI) cohort

Abdul-Aziz, Mohd H., Lipman, Jeffrey, Akova, Murat, Bassetti, Matteo, De Waele, Jan J., Dimopoulos, George, Dulhunty, Joel, Kaukonen, Kirsi-Maija, Koulenti, Despoina, Martin, Claude, Montravers, Philippe, Rello, Jordi, Rhodes, Andrew, Starr, Therese, Wallis, Steven C., Roberts, Jason A., Paul, Sanjoy, Ribas, Antonio Margarit, De Crop, Luc, Spapen, Herbert, Wauters, Joost, Dugernier, Thierry, Jorens, Philippe, Dapper, Ilse, De Backer, Daniel, Taccone, Fabio S., Ruano, Laura, Afonso, Elsa, Alvarez-Lerma, Francisco ... Ozveren, Arife (2016). Is prolonged infusion of piperacillin/tazobactam and meropenem in critically ill patients associated with improved pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic and patient outcomes? An observation from the Defining Antibiotic Levels in Intensive care unit patients (DALI) cohort. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 71 (1), 196-207. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkv288

Is prolonged infusion of piperacillin/tazobactam and meropenem in critically ill patients associated with improved pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic and patient outcomes? An observation from the Defining Antibiotic Levels in Intensive care unit patients (DALI) cohort

2015

Journal Article

Population pharmacokinetics of fosfomycin in critically ill patients

Parker, Suzanne L., Frantzeskaki, Frantzeska, Wallis, Steven C., Diakaki, Chryssa, Giamarellou, Helen, Koulenti, Despoina, Karaiskos, Ilias, Lipman, Jeffrey, Dimopoulos, George and Roberts, Jason A. (2015). Population pharmacokinetics of fosfomycin in critically ill patients. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 59 (10), 6471-6476. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01321-15

Population pharmacokinetics of fosfomycin in critically ill patients

2015

Journal Article

COPD patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia: implications for management

Koulenti, D., Blot, S., Dulhunty, J.M., Papazian, L., Martin-Loeches, I., Dimopoulos G., Brun-Buisson C., Nauwynck M., Putensen C., Sole-Violan J., Armaganidis A., Rello J. and The Eu-Vap/Cap Study Group (2015). COPD patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia: implications for management. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 34 (12), 2403-2411. doi: 10.1007/s10096-015-2495-6

COPD patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia: implications for management

2015

Journal Article

The surviving sepsis campaign bundles and outcome: results from the international multicentre prevalence study on sepsis (the IMPreSS study)

Rhodes, Andrew, Phillips, Gary, Beale, Richard, Cecconi, Maurizio, Chiche, Jean Daniel, de Backer, Daniel, Divatia, Jigeeshu, Du, Bin, Evans, Laura, Ferrer, Ricard, Girardis, Massimo, Koulenti, Despoina, Machado, Flavia, Simpson, Steven Q., Tan, Cheng Cheng, Wittebole, Xavier and Levy, Mitchell (2015). The surviving sepsis campaign bundles and outcome: results from the international multicentre prevalence study on sepsis (the IMPreSS study). Intensive Care Medicine, 41 (9), 1620-1628. doi: 10.1007/s00134-015-3906-y

The surviving sepsis campaign bundles and outcome: results from the international multicentre prevalence study on sepsis (the IMPreSS study)

Funding

Current funding

  • 2019 - 2024
    Novel dosing regimens to maximise antibiotic effectiveness for treatment of pneumonia in the intensive care unit
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2017 - 2018
    International multicentre prospective observational cohort study of nosocomial pneumonia in intensive care units (PneumoINSPIRE study)
    RL Cooper Medical Research Foundation Limited
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2018
    Advancing infectious diseases research in critical care
    UQ Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2015
    Interventional multi-centre prospective epidemiological study of ventilator-associated pneumonia
    Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
    Open grant

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