Annual Congress Berlin 2001

Saturday, 22.09.2001
Sunday, 23.09.2001
Monday, 24.09.2001
Tuesday, 25.09.2001
Wednesday, 26.09.2001

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2004; 18: Suppl. 33, abstract number.

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Physiology of noninvasive mechanical ventilation

Oral Presentation
Chairs: G. Laier-Groeneveld (Bovenden-Lenglern, Germany), A. Rossi (Bergamo, Italy)

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Comparison of the short-term effects of proportional assist ventilation (PAV) and bilevel ventilation in neuromuscular and chest wall disease N. Hart, A. Hunt, M. I. Polkey, A. K. Simonds (London, United Kingdom)
Impact on inspiratory work of breathing of high- compared to low-flow continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) delivery systems L. Appendini, E. Spada, M. Lusuardi, R. Colombo, S. Seemayer, C. F. Donner (Veruno, Italy)
Study of autonomic dysfunction in patients with nocturnal hypoventilation treated with noninvasive ventilation P. Kanthapillai, J. P. Watson, M. W. Elliott (Leeds, United Kingdom)
Comparison of noninvasive pressure-support (PSV) and proportional assist ventilation (PAV) in patients with chronic respiratory failure (CRF) J. C. Winck, M. Drumond, A. Morais, L. Iglesias, J. Almeida, J. A. Marques (Porto, Portugal)
Low levels of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) and Cheyne-Stokes respiration (CSR) C. Sacco, A. Braghiroli, P. Lanfranchi, S. Carli, P. Giannuzzi, C. F. Donner (Veruno, Italy)
Clinical and physiological evaluation of five home ventilators M. Vitacca, L. Barbano, S. D'Anna, R. Porta, L. Bianchi, E. Clini, N. Ambrosino (Gussago, Italy)
Is it safe for patients with chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure undergoing home noninvasive ventilation to discontinue ventilation briefly? N. Barbarito, S. Karakurt, F. Fanfulla, A. Carlucci, M. Delmastro, S. Nava (Pavia, Montescano, Italy; Istambul, Turkey)
Neurological safety of noninvasive motion ventilation J. A. Adams, J. Bassuk, P. Kurlansky, M. A. Sackner (Miami Beach, United States Of America)