International Congress Barcelona 2013

Saturday, 07.09.2013
Sunday, 08.09.2013
Monday, 09.09.2013
Tuesday, 10.09.2013
Wednesday, 11.09.2013

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, abstract number.



Have we advanced in the treatment of sleep disordered breathing?

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: I. Smith (Cambridge, United Kingdom), A. Patakas (Panorama Thessaloniki, Greece), R. Staats (Murches, Portugal), T. Gislason (Reykjavik, Iceland)
CPAP compliance according to hospitals in Barcelona health region
N. Roldán, V. Castelló, G. Costansa, P. Cerda, A. Pascuas, L. Humke, I. Gras, C. Fina, N. Roldán López (Barcelona, Spain)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Overnight transcutaneous carbon dioxide monitoring in eucapneic patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
B. Salepci, A. Fidan, B. Caglayan, E. T. Parmaksiz, U. A. Aktürk, N. Kiral, S. Comert, G. Sarac (Istanbul, Turkey)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Nasal inflammation and sleep quality with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy in obstructive sleep apnoea
M. AlAhmari, C. Mikelsons, R. Sapsford, J. Wedzicha, J. Hurst (London, United Kingdom)
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Quality of life among sleep apnea patients before and after treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) compared to controls from the general population
E. Bjornsdottir, B. Eysteinsdottir, C. Janson, E. S. Arnardottir, A. I. Pack, B. Benediktsdottir, T. Gislason (Reykjavik, Iceland; Uppsala, Sweden; Philadelphia, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Impact of septoplasty in the severity and treatment of sleep apnea
R. Reis, D. Alves, J. Moutinho, V. Martins (Vila Real, Braga, Coimbra, Portugal)
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Congress or journal article abstract
CPAP compliance according to gender and age
V. Castelló, N. Roldán, I. Gras, P. Cerda, A. Pascuas, L. Humke, G. Constansa, C. Fina (Barcelona, Spain)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Nasal pressure measurements in the presence of a proprietary nasal expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) device
S. Milne, M. Verma, R. Perri, T. C. Amis, J. R. Wheatley, K. Kairaitis (Westmead, Australia)
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The effect of volume targeted pressure support (PS) ventilation with autotitrating expiratory positive airways pressure (EPAP) and back up rate (BUR) on sleep quality in COPD-obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) overlap syndrome
P. Murphy, G. Arbane, D. Jayaram, S. Leaver, M. Polkey, N. Hart (London, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
CPAP titration: Correlation between 2 different equations and autoCPAP
H. Veronica, C. Laura, B. David, S. Patricia, R. Francisco Javier, T. Laura, J. A. Garcia, L. Olatz, L. Begoña, M. Cristina, M. Jose Luis, A. Ainhoa, E. Carlos, D. Joaquin, L. Amaia, L. Jose Luis (Vitoria Gasteiz, Spain)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Auto report of a complete PSG, will be credible your result?
D. Grencho, S. Moreira, C. Pereira, R. Staats, D. Fernandes (Lisboa, Portugal)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Correlation between sleep parameters, physical activity and quality of life in somnolent moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea adult patients
J. Verwimp, L. Ameye, M. Bruyneel (Brussels, Belgium)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Usefulness of a medical support assistance on CPAP compliance
A. Salvaggio, A. Lo Bue, S. Iacono Isidoro, O. Marrone, S. Romano, G. Insalaco (Palermo, Italy)
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Quality of life in patients at first time visit for sleep disorders of breathing at a sleep centre
S. Iacono Isidoro, A. Salvaggio, A. Lo Bue, O. Marrone, S. Romano, G. Insalaco (Palermo, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstract
A six-year sleep lab experience in an Egyptian university hospital: A retrospective study
M. Yousif, R. El-Helbawy (Shebin EL-Kom, Egypt)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Effect of nasal CPAP on nasal symptoms in obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) patients
M. AlAhmari, J. Wedzicha, J. Hurst (London, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Can we predict successful CPAP treatment in upper airways resistance syndrome?
T. Davies, A. Bibby, S. Backway, M. Juniper, A. Kerry, A. Stanton (Swindon, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Does the provision of home nasal ventilation reduce re-admission rates for patients who were in acute respiratory failure?
A. Clarke, L. Beadle (Leicester, United Kingdom)
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Usefulness of pulse transit time in diagnostics of paediatric sleep disorders
M. Kawalski, G. Namyslowski, M. Misiolek, M. Tazbirek (Chorzow, Zabrze, Katowice, Poland)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Effect of combined therapy with oral azythromicin and betametasone, and nasal budesonide in children with sleep disordered breathing associated with adenotonsillar hypertrophy and rhinosinusitis
J. Figueroa, C. Velasco Suarez (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Surface EMG of the diaphragm is a different measure to OAHI in children’s sleep studies
S. Chuang, J. Butler, S. Gandevia, A. Teng, H. Selvadurai, A. Jaffe (Randwick, Westmead, Australia)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster