Annual Congress Barcelona 2010

Saturday, 18.09.2010
Sunday, 19.09.2010
Monday, 20.09.2010
Tuesday, 21.09.2010
Wednesday, 22.09.2010

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2010; 36: Suppl. 54, abstract number.

Material from 2010:

4910 Abstracts
646 Slide presentations
250 Webcasts
97 Handouts
2124 e-posters
250 Multimedia files

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Challenges in sleep medicine: ventilatory failure during sleep

Symposium
Chairs: J-F. Muir (Rouen, France), S. Andreas (Immenhausen, Germany)
Aims: The aims of this session are to improve:
- the awareness of the interaction between obesity, COPD and obstructive sleep apnoea
- the knowledge of the pathophysiology of obesity hypoventilation and overlap syndrome
- the insight in selecting the optimal treatment in obesity hypoventilation and overlap syndrome (mechanical treatment, weight reduction)

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Obesity hypoventilation and overlap syndrome: prevalence and clinical aspects J. Verbraecken (Antwerp, Belgium)
Respiratory mechanics and ventilatory control in obesity hypoventilation and overlap syndrome J. Van Den Aardweg (Alkmaar, Netherlands)
Treatment strategies in obesity hypoventilation and overlap syndrome J-L. Pepin (Grenoble, France)
Bariatric surgery for sleep-disordered breathing: what can be expected? B. Buyse (Leuven, Belgium)