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:
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  • 658 Slide presentations
  • 316 Webcasts
  • 96 Handouts
  • 1824 e-posters
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Use of noninvasive ventilation in various conditions

E-Communication Session
Chairs: J-P. Janssens (Geneva, Switzerland), P. Navalesi (Novara, Italy)
Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation using helium:oxygen versus air:oxygen in acute respiratory failure in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients exposed to sulfur mustard
M. Ghanei, M. Rajaeinejad, R. Motiei-Langroudi, J. Aslani (Tehran, Islamic Republic Of Iran)
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The effects of noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV) in patients with COPD and chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure (CHRF)
S. Demir, O. Abadoglu, I. Akkurt (Sivas, Turkey)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Associated factors with noninvasive mechanical ventilation failure in acute hypercapnic respiratory failure
A. Ciledag, A. Kaya, I. Cayli, Z. P. Onen, E. Sen, B. Gulbay (Ankara, Turkey)
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The choice of mechanical ventilation in kidney transplant recipients with severe respiratory failure caused by pulmonary infection: invasive or noninvasive?
J. Li, Q. Zhan, H. Dai, K. Huang, Z. Luo, C. Wang (Beijing, China)
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Positive pressure induced changes of lung permeability in health individuals in differents postures
D. Paiva, P. Masiero, B. Spiro, I. Albuquerque, S. Menna-Barreto (Santa Cruz do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil)
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How to prevent exercise-induced hypoxemia in patients with severe COPD?
M. Dreher, E. Doncheva, H. J. Kabitz, W. Windisch (Freiburg, Germany)
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The relationship between measures of obesity and arterial blood gases
A. M. Gabrielsen, J. Hjelmesæth, K. E. Viken, J. Kongerud, M. B. Lund (Tønsberg, Oslo, Norway)
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Clinical outcome of non-invasive ventilation in elderly COPD patients with acute respiratory failure
M. R. De Carlo, M. Monelli, E. M. Clini, E. Crisafulli, L. M. Fabbri, M. Moretti (Modena, Pavullo (MO), Italy)
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Effect of continuous positive pressure vs. expiratory positive pressure on lung clearance of 99m-Tc-DTPA
I. Albuquerque, D. Paiva, G. Franke, P. Masiero, D. Cardoso, B. Spiro, S. Menna-Barreto (Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)
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Prolonged and intensive monitoring after starting non-invasive ventilation improves tolerance in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
M. Sarva, P. Volanti, F. Piccoli, V. LaBella, D. De Cicco (Mistretta, Palermo, Italy)
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Mechanical insufflation-exsufflation system: effects of the inspiratory pressure to produce an effective cough.
V. Pajares, C. Puy, A. M. Fortuna, N. Calaf, A. Anton, P. Casan (Barcelona, Spain)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Noninvasive ventilation and cough assist device in patients with amylotrophic lateral sclerosis
F. Trudzinski, A. Gröschel, T. Kramm, J. Prudlo, G. W. Sybrecht (Homburg Saarland, Germany)
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NIMV application in oncology: palliative treatment or new frontline?
F. Roccia, B. Campolo, R. Maselli (Catanzaro, Italy)
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