C. Gregoretti (Torino, Italy), F. Fanfulla (Pavia, Italy)
A new early predictive index for hospitalisation in acute exacerbations of asthma
A. K. Singh, S. N. Gaur, R. Kumar (New Delhi, India)
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A one-day prevalence with 28-day follow-up survey of prolonged mechanical ventilation
J. Li, Q. Zhan, C. Wang, Chinese Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation Study Group (Beijing, China)
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A retrospective study comparing early to delayed tracheostomy in acute brain-injured patients
B. Pinheiro, R. Tostes, C. Brum, E. Carvalho, S. P. Pinto, J. Oliveira (Juiz de For a – MG, Brazil)
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The study of the role of procalcitonin (PCT) in early detection of nosocomial infections in chest patients
E. Ibrahim, A. Al-Gnady, A. Gad, M. Alsawi (Alexandria, Egypt)
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Importance of low-invasive monitoring for prevention of ARDS in patients with severe inhalation injury
M. Tarasenko, S. Petrachkov, A. Samarev (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation)
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Frequency of anxiety-depression among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with frequent emergency room admission and home oxygen therapy
D. Tatar, E. Gediktas, S. Ustunsoy, Y. Yildirim, E. Tellioglu, A. K. Cirak, G. Tibet (Izmir, Turkey)
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Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy in patients undergoing prolonged mechanical ventilation: retrospective analysis of 66 cases
C. Kirakli, Z. Asuk, P. Cimen, Z. Ucar, S. Bilaceroglu, C. Emel (Izmir, Turkey)
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Simple, difficult, prolonged weaning: risk factors
Z. Karakurt, T. Yarkin, G. Gungor, O. Yazicioglu Mocin, N. Adiguzel, M. Yalcinsoy, E. Acarturk, R. Baran (Istanbul, Turkey)
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Testing of expired air condensates for prognosis of respiratory complication in surgical patients
T. A. Shumatova, V. B. Shumatov, N. G. Prikhodchenko (Vladivostok, Russian Federation)
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Ventilator associated pneumonia, relationship between risk factors, microbiology and resistance pattern in a tertiary respiratory center, a retrospective study
M. Nayebi, M. Malekmohammad, S. M. Hashemian, N. Basharzad, H. Emami, H. Jamaati (Tehran, Islamic Republic Of Iran)
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Importance of neutrophil elastase in pathogenesis of ALI/ARDS: assessment by bronchoscopic microsampling
A. Ishizaka (Tokyo, Japan)
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Effects of lateral position and independent lung ventilation on unilateral lung injury in dogs
X. Bu, C. Wang, Z. Cao, B. Pang, S. Wang (Beijing, China)
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A cross-sectional study on the volume of air required to inflate endotracheal and tracheal tubes to achieve minimum adequate cuff pressure
M. Tan, S. Abesamis, C. Macatuno, P. G. Ong, C. M. Campomanes (Metro Manila, Philippines)
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Two-year survival of cases with severe COPD requiring invasive mechanical ventilation and factors affecting survival
B. Ozbay, S. Asker, S. Ekin, B. Sertogullarindan, H. Yildiz (Van, Turkey)
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Cause and management of massive hemoptysis: five years study from national research institute of lung and tuberculosis (NRITLD)
P. Adimi Naghan, M. Miri, S. Pejhan, H. Jabari, M. R. Masjedi, R. Eberhart (Tehran, Islamic Republic Of Iran; Heidelberg, Germany)
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Fiberoptic bronchoscopy in diagnosis of tracheobronchial fungal infections: 13- case series with fungal infection in intensive care unit
Z. Karakurt, F. Aksoy, G. Gungor, O. Yazicioglu Mocin, M. Partal, R. Baran (Istanbul, Turkey)
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CPAP versus BiPAP in acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema: experience with 129 patients
G. Agmy, H. Makhlouf, A. Mohamed, M. Ghanem, H. Mohamed (Assiut, Egypt)
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Diagnosis and severity as predictors of prolonged mechanical ventilation
V. S. Martins, C. Martins, C. Lopes, P. Azevedo, J. Monteiro, F. Monteiro, G. Brum, R. Sotto-Mayor, A. Bugalho de Almeida (Lisbon, Portugal)
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Inspiratory resistive work as an indicator of progressive lung oedema in a porcine model of acute lung injury
Y. B. Cikirikcioglu, D. Morel (Lausanne, Geneva, Switzerland)
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