Annual Congress Copenhagen 2005

Saturday, 17.09.2005
Sunday, 18.09.2005
Monday, 17.09.2005
Tuesday, 20.09.2005
Wednesday, 21.09.2005

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2005; 26: Suppl. 49, abstract number.

Material from 2005:

4063 Abstracts
739 Slide presentations
213 Webcasts
93 Handouts

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PG17 - The present and future of noninvasive ventilation: technical and practical aspects

Postgraduate Course
Chairs: R. Scala (Arezzo, Italy), P. Plant (Leeds, United Kingdom)
Aims: This course will provide participants with an update on the indications for noninvasive ventilation (NIV) and on technical aspects of the procedure. At the conclusion of this course, the participants will understand the new indications for, and the limits of, noninvasive ventilation, the new technological developments and the ?human? skill needed to ventilate patients in difficult situations.

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Human “cost” of NIV: how important is staff training? S. Nava (Pavia, Italy)
Causes of NIV: failure and success M. W. Elliott (Leeds, United Kingdom)
*New and unconventional applications of NIV (i.e.* weaning, endstage diseases, immunocompromised patients, post-surgical respiratory distress): potential benefits and risks** B. Schonhofer (Hannover, Germany)
The importance of technical aspects for NIV success C. Gregoretti (Moncalieri, Italy)