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
- 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
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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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2014
Journal Article
Something Behind "Age" Reply
Blot, Stijn, Koulenti, Despoina and Rello, Jordi (2014). Something Behind "Age" Reply. Critical Care Medicine, 42 (4), E314-E315. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000000179
2014
Journal Article
Prevalence, risk factors, and mortality for ventilator-associated pneumonia in middle-aged, old, and very old critically ill patients
Blot, Stijn, Koulenti, Despoina, Dimopoulos, George, Martin, Claude, Komnos, Apostolos, Krueger, Wolfgang A., Spina, Giuseppe, Armaganidis, Apostolos and Rello, Jordi (2014). Prevalence, risk factors, and mortality for ventilator-associated pneumonia in middle-aged, old, and very old critically ill patients. Critical Care Medicine, 42 (3), 601-609. doi: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000435665.07446.50
2014
Journal Article
Critically ill elderly adults with infection: analysis of the extended prevalence of infection in intensive care study
Dimopoulos, George , Koulenti, Despoina , Blot, Stijn, Sakr, Yasser, Anzueto, Antonio , Spies, Claudia , Violan, Jordi Solé, Kett, Daniel , Armaganidis, Apostolos , Martin, Claude , Vincent, Jean Louis and Extended Prevalence of Infection in Intensive Care Study Investigators (2014). Critically ill elderly adults with infection: analysis of the extended prevalence of infection in intensive care study. Journal of American Geriatric Society, 61 (12), 2065-2071. doi: 10.1111/jgs.12544
2014
Journal Article
Update in hospital-acquired bacteremia respiratory infections: experience from the EUROBACT study
Timsit, Jean-Francois, Tabah, Alexis, Koulenti, Despoina, Ruckly, Stephane, Laupland, Kevin B., Garrouste-Orgeas, Maite, Zahar, Jean-Ralph, Blot, Sjin, De Carvalho, Frederico Bruzzi, Paiva, Jose A. and Dimopoulos, George (2014). Update in hospital-acquired bacteremia respiratory infections: experience from the EUROBACT study. Clinical Pulmonary Medicine, 21 (1), 9-15. doi: 10.1097/CPM.0000000000000014
2014
Journal Article
Erratum: Critically ill elderly adults with infection: analysis of the extended prevalence of infection in intensive care study
Dimopoulos, G., Koulenti, D. and Blot, S. (2014). Erratum: Critically ill elderly adults with infection: analysis of the extended prevalence of infection in intensive care study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 62 (4). doi: 10.1111/jgs.12873
2014
Journal Article
Hospital mortality of adults admitted to intensive care units in hospitals with and without intermediate care units: A multicentre European cohort study
Capuzzo, Maurizia, Volta, Carlo Alberto, Tassinati, Tania, Moreno, Rui Paulo, Valentin, Andreas, Guidet, Bertrand, Iapichino, Gaetano, Martin, Claude, Perneger, Thomas, Combescure, Christophe, Poncet, Antoine, Oeyen, Sandra, Rhodes, Andrew, on behalf of the Working Group on Health Economics of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, Matejovic, Martin, Toft, Palle, Wrigge, Hermann, Koulenti, Despoina, Breen, Dorothy, Melotti, Rita Maria, Strand, Kristian, Tamowicz, Barbara, Matos, Ricardo, Hagau, Natalia, Navarro, Pedro Navarrete, Dikmen, Yalim and Cecconi, Maurizio (2014). Hospital mortality of adults admitted to intensive care units in hospitals with and without intermediate care units: A multicentre European cohort study. Critical Care, 18 (5) 18. doi: 10.1186/s13054-014-0551-8
2014
Journal Article
Risk factors for target non-attainment during empirical treatment with β-lactam antibiotics in critically ill patients
De Waele, Jan 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. (2014). Risk factors for target non-attainment during empirical treatment with β-lactam antibiotics in critically ill patients. Intensive Care Medicine, 40 (9), 1340-1351. doi: 10.1007/s00134-014-3403-8
2014
Journal Article
Variability in protein binding of teicoplanin and achievement of therapeutic drug monitoring targets in critically ill patients: Lessons from the DALI Study
Roberts, J. A., Stove, V., De Waele, J. J., Sipinkoski, B., McWhinney, B., Ungerer, J. P. J., Akova, M., Bassetti, M., Dimopoulos, G., Kaukonen, K.-M., Koulenti, D., Martin, C., Montravers, P., Rello, J., Rhodes, A., Starr, T., Wallis, S. C. and Lipman, J. (2014). Variability in protein binding of teicoplanin and achievement of therapeutic drug monitoring targets in critically ill patients: Lessons from the DALI Study. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 43 (5), 423-430. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2014.01.023
2013
Journal Article
Diagnosis and management of temperature abnormality in ICUs: A EUROBACT investigators' survey
Niven, Daniel J, Laupland, Kevin B, Tabah, Alexis, Vesin, Aurélien, Rello, Jordi, Koulenti, Despoina, Dimopoulos, George, de Waele, Jan and Timsit, Jean-Francois (2013). Diagnosis and management of temperature abnormality in ICUs: A EUROBACT investigators' survey. Critical Care, 17 (6) R289, R289.1-R289.8. doi: 10.1186/cc13153
2013
Journal Article
What is the relevance of fosfomycin pharmacokinetics in the treatment of serious infections in critically ill patients? A systematic review
Parker, Suzanne, Lipman, Jeffrey, Koulenti, Despoina, Dimopoulos, George and Roberts, Jason A. (2013). What is the relevance of fosfomycin pharmacokinetics in the treatment of serious infections in critically ill patients? A systematic review. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 42 (4), 289-293. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2013.05.018
2013
Journal Article
Potentially resistant microorganisms in intubated patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia: the interaction of ecology, shock and risk factors
Martin-Loeches, Ignacio, Deja, Maria, Koulenti, Despoina, Dimopolous, George, Marsh, Brian, Torres, Antonio, Niederman, Michael S., Rello, Jordi and EU-VAP Study Investigators (2013). Potentially resistant microorganisms in intubated patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia: the interaction of ecology, shock and risk factors. Intensive Care Medicine, 39 (4), 672-681. doi: 10.1007/s00134-012-2808-5
2013
Book Chapter
Symptoms, diagnosis and prognosis
Koulenti, Despoina and Tabah, Alexis (2013). Symptoms, diagnosis and prognosis. Hospital-acquired pneumonia. (pp. 33-48) edited by Ilias I. Siempos. London, United Kingdom: Future Medicine. doi: 10.2217/EBO.12.286
2013
Book Chapter
Risk factors
Gattarello, Simone, Koulenti, Despoina and Rello, Jordi (2013). Risk factors. Hospital-acquired Pneumonia. (pp. 6-16) edited by Ilias I. Siempos. London, United Kingdom: Future Medicine. doi: 10.2217/ebo.12.221
2013
Book Chapter
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in critically ill patients
Blot, S., Koulenti, D. and Dimopoulos, G. (2013). Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in critically ill patients. Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2013. (pp. 63-75) edited by Jean-Louis Vincent. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-35109-9_5
2012
Journal Article
Characteristics and determinants of outcome of hospital-acquired bloodstream infections in intensive care units: the EUROBACT International Cohort Study
Tabah, Alexis, Koulenti, Despoina, Laupland, Kevin, Misset, Benoit, Valles, Jordi, de Carvalho, Frederico Bruzzi, Paiva, Jose Artur, Cakar, Nahit, Ma, Xiaochun, Eggimann, Philippe, Antonelli, Massimo, Bonten, Marc J. M., Csomos, Akos, Krueger, Wolfgang A., Mikstacki, Adam, Lipman, Jeffrey, Depuydt, Pieter, Vesin, Aurelien, Garrouste-Orgeas, Maite, Zahar, Jean-Ralph, Blot, Stijn, Carlet, Jean, Brun-Buisson, Christian, Martin, Claude, Rello, Jordi, Dimopoulos, Georges, Timsit, Jean-Francois and EUROBACT Study Group (2012). Characteristics and determinants of outcome of hospital-acquired bloodstream infections in intensive care units: the EUROBACT International Cohort Study. Intensive Care Medicine, 38 (12), 1930-1945. doi: 10.1007/s00134-012-2695-9
2012
Conference Publication
Hospital-Acquired Bloodstream Infections in Greek Icus: Results From the Eurobact Study
Dimopoulos, George, Koulenti, Despoina, Tabah, Alexis, Arvaniti, Kostoula, Poulakou, Garyphalia, Matthaiou, Dimitrios, Armaganidis, Apostolos and Timsit, Jean Francois (2012). Hospital-Acquired Bloodstream Infections in Greek Icus: Results From the Eurobact Study. 42nd Critical Care Congress of the Society-of-Critical-Care-Medicine, San Juan Pr, Jan 19-23, 2013. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.
2012
Journal Article
DALI: Defining Antibiotic Levels in Intensive care unit patients: a multi-centre point of prevalence study to determine whether contemporary antibiotic dosing for critically ill patients is therapeutic
Roberts, Jason, De Waele, Jan J., Dimopoulos, George, Koulenti, Despoina, Martin, Claude, Montravers, Philippe, Rello, Jordi, Rhodes, Andrew, Starr, Therese, Wallis, Steven and Lipman, Jeffrey (2012). DALI: Defining Antibiotic Levels in Intensive care unit patients: a multi-centre point of prevalence study to determine whether contemporary antibiotic dosing for critically ill patients is therapeutic. BMC Infectious Diseases, 12 (1) 152, 152.1-152.7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-152
2011
Conference Publication
CHARACTERISTICS OF HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED BLOODSTREAM INFECTIONS IN INTENSIVE CARE UNITS: THE EUROBACT STUDY
Tabah, A., Koulenti, D., Blot, S., Misset, B., Bruzzi de Carvalho, F., Cakar, N., Mikstacki, A., Laupland, K., Rello, J., Martin, C., Zahar, J. -R and Timsit, J. -F (2011). CHARACTERISTICS OF HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED BLOODSTREAM INFECTIONS IN INTENSIVE CARE UNITS: THE EUROBACT STUDY. NEW YORK: SPRINGER.
2011
Conference Publication
Center- and Patient-Based Determinants of Day28 Mortality of Hospital-Acquired Bloodstream Infections in Intensive Care Units: the Eurobact Study
Timsit, J. -F., Laupland, K., Koulenti, D., Antonelli, M., Xiaochun, M., Vesin, A., Bonten, M., Brun-Buisson, C., Eggimann, P., Krueger, W., Garrouste-Orgcas, M., Valles, J., Carlet, J., Paiva, J. -A., Tabah, A. and Dimopoulos, G. (2011). Center- and Patient-Based Determinants of Day28 Mortality of Hospital-Acquired Bloodstream Infections in Intensive Care Units: the Eurobact Study. SPRINGER.
2011
Journal Article
Determinants of prescription and choice of empirical therapy for hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia
Rello, J., Ulldemolins, M., Lisboa, T., Koulenti, D., Manez, R., Martin-Loeches, I., De Waele, J. J., Putensen, C., Guven, M., Deja, M., Diaz, E. and EU-VAP/CAP Study Group (2011). Determinants of prescription and choice of empirical therapy for hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia. The European Respiratory Journal, 37 (6), 1332-1339. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00093010
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