Annual Congress Berlin 2008

Saturday, 04.10.2008
Sunday, 05.10.2008
Monday, 06.10.2008
Tuesday, 07.10.2008
Wednesday, 08.10.2008

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: Suppl. 52, abstract number.


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  • 658 Slide presentations
  • 316 Webcasts
  • 96 Handouts
  • 1824 e-posters
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Acute lung injury and weaning

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: W. Zin (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil), A. Aliverti (Milan, Italy)
A comparative validation of early predictive indices of hospitalisation in acute severe asthma
A. K. Singh, S. N. Gaur, R. Kumar (New Delhi, India)
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Role of serum procalcitonin in evaluation of sepsis severity among patients in south India
S. Bodi, A. Ahmed, Haseena, Jayasree, Ashok, Bharati, B. Ramulu (Hyderabad/Andhra Pradesh, India)
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The sedation scale for practical use in an intensive care unit
G. Gungor, Z. Karakurt, T. Yarkin, N. Adiguzel, O. Yazicioglu Mocin, D. Ozgul, R. Baran (Istanbul, Turkey)
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Non invasive pressure support ventilation versus proportional assist ventilation in management of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure
G. Agmy, K. Hussein (Assiut, Egypt)
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Mortality and epidemiological features of early and late tracheotomy in ICU patients
I. Maia, L. Oliveira, M. Pincelli, A. C. Grumann, C. Jorge (Florianópolis – Santa Catarina, Brazil)
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New device for continuous and contact-free monitoring of heart and respiratory rates in hospitalized patients
P. Sorkine, N. Adi, R. Cenz, T. Sharon, S. Levkovitch, R. Karasik, A. Averbouch, N. Vulfin, D. Argaman, L. Ardon, G. Meger, J. Ben-Ari (Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, Israel)
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Ultrasound-guided pigtail drainage of pleural effusions in critically ill patients
W. Chen, S. J. Liang, W. H. Hsu, C. M. Shih (Taichung, Taiwan, Province Of China)
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Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with obstructive sleep apnea requiring intensive care
W. Chen, S. J. Liang, K. L. Chiu, W. H. Hsu, C. M. Shih (Taichung, Taiwan, Province Of China)
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Regional filling capacity in a smoke inhalation lung injury
C. Grant, T. Pham, A. Schibler (South Brisbane, QLD, Australia)
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Invasive ventilation in patients with acute respiratory disease: clinial course and in hospital mortality. Data from the ALKK (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Leitende Kardiologische Krankenhausärzte) BEAT registry
J. Friedrich, S. Schneider, M. Weber, U. Tebbe, U. Zeymer, R. Zahn, J. Senges, U. Sechtem (Ludwigshafen, Dachau, Detmold, Stuttgart, Germany)
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Risk factors for ICU acquired pneumonia
K. Verhamme, A. Willemse, I. Demeyer, P. Jordens (Aalst, Belgium)
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Role of continuous tracheal gas insufflation (c-TGI) with protective lung ventilation in respiratory acidosis
T. Rawat, Y. Javeri, R. Mani, S. Bal, R. Uttam, A. K. Mandal, H. Tewari, R. Kumar, N. Singh, D. Nama, P. Pandey, P. Arora (New Delhi, India)
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Predictors of successful weaning in patients undergoing prolonged mechanical ventilation
S. J. Liang, W. Chen, C. M. Shih, C. Y. Tu, H. J. Chen (Taichung, Taiwan, Province Of China)
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Audit of initial oxygen therapy in COPD patients admitted with exacerbations
S. Tariq, I. Mohammed, A. Noorani (King‘s Lynn, United Kingdom)
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Is early detection of acute mountain sickness possible with bioelectric impedance analysis?
C. Eismann, P. Saile, W. Schuette, D. Vinnikov, N. Brimkulov (Halle, Halle/Wittenberg, Germany; Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)
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