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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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
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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
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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
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
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
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
2015
Journal Article
Erratum to: Risk factors for target non-attainment during empirical treatment with β-lactam antibiotics in critically ill patients
De Waele, J. J., Lipman, J., Akova, M., Bassetti, M. , Dimopoulos, G., Kaukonen, M., Koulenti, D., Martin, C., Montravers, P. , Rello, J. , Rhodes, A. , Udy, A. A. , Starr, T. , Wallis, S. C. and Roberts, J. A. (2015). Erratum to: Risk factors for target non-attainment during empirical treatment with β-lactam antibiotics in critically ill patients. Intensive Care Medicine, 41 (5), 969-969. doi: 10.1007/s00134-015-3772-7
2015
Journal Article
Angiopoietin-2 associations with the underlying infection and sepsis severity
Lymperopoulou, Korina, Velissaris, Dimitrios, Kostaki, Antigone, Antypa, Elli, Georgiadou, Sara, Tsanganos, Thomas, Koulenti, Despoina , Paggalou, Evgenia, Damoraki, Georgia, Karagiannidis, Napoleon and Orfanos, Stylianos E. (2015). Angiopoietin-2 associations with the underlying infection and sepsis severity. Cytokine, 73 (1), 163-168. doi: 10.1016/j.cyto.2015.01.022
2015
Journal Article
Bloodstream infections in ICU with increased resistance: epidemiology and outcomes
Dimopoulos, G., Koulenti, D., Tabah, A., Poulakou, G., Vesin, A., Arvaniti, K., Lathyris, D., Matthaiou, D. K., Armaganidis, A. and Timsit, J. F. (2015). Bloodstream infections in ICU with increased resistance: epidemiology and outcomes. Minerva Anestesiologica, 81 (4), 405-418.
2015
Journal Article
Pharmacokinetic variability and exposures of fluconazole, anidulafungin, and caspofungin in intensive care unit patients: Data from multinational Defining Antibiotic Levels in Intensive care unit (DALI) patients Study
Sinnollareddy, Mahipal G., Roberts, Jason A., Lipman, Jeffrey, Akova, Murat, Bassetti, Matteo, De Waele, Jan J., Kaukonen, Kirsi-Maija, Koulenti, Despoina, Martin, Claude, Montravers, Philippe, Rello, Jordi, Rhodes, Andrew, Starr, Therese, Wallis, Steven C. and Dimopoulos, George (2015). Pharmacokinetic variability and exposures of fluconazole, anidulafungin, and caspofungin in intensive care unit patients: Data from multinational Defining Antibiotic Levels in Intensive care unit (DALI) patients Study. Critical Care, 19 (33) 33, 1-7. doi: 10.1186/s13054-015-0758-3
2015
Journal Article
Point prevalence of surgical checklist use in Europe: Relationship with hospital mortality
Jammer, I, Ahmad, T, Aldecoa, C, Koulenti, D, Goranovic, T, Grigoras, I, Mazul-Sunko, B, Matos, R, Moreno, R, Sigurdsson, G. H, Toft, P, Walder, B, Rhodes, A and Pearse, R. M (2015). Point prevalence of surgical checklist use in Europe: Relationship with hospital mortality. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 114 (5), 801-807. doi: 10.1093/bja/aeu460
2015
Journal Article
World alliance against antibiotic resistance: The WAAAR declaration against antibiotic resistance
Carlet, Jean, Aaron, Laurent, Abassi, Mohamed Salah, Abbo, Lilian, Aboderin, Oladipo, Abraham, Edward, Abroug, Fekri, Acar, Jacques, Achour, Wafa, Adachi, Javier, Al-Abri, Seif, Al-Mousa, Haifaa, Albaya-Moreno, Antonio, Alberti, Corinne, Alfandari, Serge, Alnimr, Amani, Aranda, Celia Alpuche, de Lerma, Francisco Alvarez, Amer, Fatma, Andremont, Antoine, Angoulvant, François, Anguill, Maryvonne, Antonelli, Massimo, Antoniadou, Eleni, Arlet, Guillaume, Armaganidis, Apostolos, Arnera, Anne, Artigas, Antonio, Attali, Claude ... Zubareva, Nadezhda (2015). World alliance against antibiotic resistance: The WAAAR declaration against antibiotic resistance. Medicina Intensiva, 39 (1), 34-39. doi: 10.1016/j.medin.2014.10.004
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