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.


Material from 2008:
  • 3952 Abstracts
  • 658 Slide presentations
  • 316 Webcasts
  • 96 Handouts
  • 1824 e-posters
  • 316 Multimedia files
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Technologies and techniques in rehabilitation

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: F. De Blasio (Naples, Italy)
The Sensewear arm band yields valid and responsive measurements of energy expenditure in patients with COPD
K. Hill, L. Woon, T. Dolmage, R. Goldstein, D. Brooks (Toronto, ON, Canada)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Energy expenditure at rest and during walking test in COPD patients on long-term oxygen. Validation study of a body-monitoring device
E. Crisafulli, V. Bortolotti, C. Beneventi, T. Bellantone, F. Prato, E. Eutropio, B. Beghè, L. M. Fabbri, S. Costi, E. M. Clini (Pavullo (MO), Modena, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Validity and reproducability of a multisensor accelerometer at slow waslking speeds in COPD
E. Wilcock, V. Cox, S. Singh (Coventry, Leicester, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Validation of a new method to analyse locomotion and postures in daily life with one sensor location at the lower back.
R. Van Lummel, C. Terwee, S. Heikens, M. Zuidema, W. Zijlstra (The Hague, Amsterdam, Groningen, Netherlands)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Progression of physical activities in daily life (AoDL) in COPD
M. K. Breyer, R. Kohansal, O. C. Burghuber, S. Hartl (Vienna, Austria)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Measurement of free living activity in patients with COPD following a pulmonary rehabilitation programme
C. Dyer, N. Harris, C. Langley-Johnson, E. Jenkin, K. Gruffydd-Jones (Wiltshire, Bath, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Assessing changes in home activity after pulmonary rehabilitation
P. Albert, P. Walker, V. Osman-Hicks, A. Hicks, P. Calverley (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Clinical assessment of the ²wealthy² wearable and wireless system for COPD patients‘ remote monitoring
T. Vontetsianos, A. Rigopoulou, P. Giovas, D. Mpofos, A. Milsis, D. Oikonomidou (Athens, Greece)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Immediate effects of thixotropy conditioning of inspiratory muscles on the 6-minute walk distance in COPD
M. Izumizaki, M. Satake, H. Takahashi, K. Sugawara, T. Shioya, I. Homma (Tokyo, Akita, Japan)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Reliability of chest wall mobility in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
S. Dal Corso, R. Rondelli, A. Oliveira, L. Marques, M. Domingues, C. Malaguti (São Paulo/São Paulo, Brazil)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Combination of chest wall mobilization and respiratory muscle training in comprehensive pulmonary rehabilitation improves pulmonary function in patients with stable COPD
T. Shioya, M. Satake, H. Takahashi, K. Sugawara, C. Kasai, N. Kiyokawa, T. Watanabe, S. Fujii (Akita, Japan)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Intra-oral pressure during pursed-lip breathing in healthy subjects and patients with COPD
Y. Sano, H. Kurosawa, Y. Tasaku, J. Ohishi, M. Kohzuki, W. Hida (Tokyo, Sendai, Japan)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
The effectiveness of a bronchial drainage technique (ELTGOL) in COPD exacerbations
M. Kodric, G. Garuti, M. Colomban, B. Russi, R. Della Porta, M. Lusuardi, M. Confalonieri (Trieste, Reggio Emilia, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstract
A pilot study of high frequency chest wall oscillation therapy in COPD with mucus hypersecretion
K. Chahal, G. Austin, D. W. Empey, I. Chakravorty (Stevenage, Herts, Hatfield, Herts, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Abdominal surgery in COPD: utility of IPPB with temporary expiratory pressure (T-PEP) on distribution of ventilation and gas-exchange
P. Fazzi, R. Albertelli, G. Girolami, M. S. Derlin, M. Grana, F. Mosca, C. Giuntini (Pisa, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Cough mechanical assistance in neuromuscular patients with respiratory failure: a retrospective evaluation
G. Consalvi, C. Gradoli, M. E. Crapa, G. Ferrara, L. Casali (Terni, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
A bench study evaluation of demand oxygen delivery systems
L. Achour, L. C. Molano, J. F. Muir, A. Cuvelier (Rouen, France)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Oxygen conserving devices – potential for financial savings with improved quality of life?
P. Murphie, S. Little, J. Gysin, P. Rafferty (Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Evaluating quality of non invasive ventilation (NIV): three year-experience with a monitoring system coupled with a portable ventilator
C. Rabec, M. Georges, O. Reybet-Degat, M. Merati, F. Massin, A. Pavon, P. Camus (Dijon, France)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Long-term investigation of material wear of polymeric tracheostomy tubes after clinical use
G. Bjorling, S. Axelsson, U. B. Johansson, M. Lysdahl, A. Markstrom, R. Aune, C. Frostell, S. Karlsson (Stockholm, Sweden)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster