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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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
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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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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