Annual Congress Glasgow 2004

Saturday, 04.09.2004
Sunday, 05.09.2004
Monday, 06.09.2004
Tuesday, 07.09.2004
Wednesday, 08.09.2004

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: Suppl. 48, abstract number.


Material from 2004:
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  • 555 Slide presentations
  • 20 Webcasts
  • 96 Handouts
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Noninvasive ventilatory support in chronic respiratory failure and sleep related breathing disorders

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: W. Windisch (Freiburg, Germany), N. Hart (London, United Kingdom)
Flow-dependent resistance of nasal masks used for noninvasive ventilation
W. Windisch, A. Buchholt, C. A. Stahl, S. Sorichter, J. Guttmann (Freiburg, Germany)
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Outcome of patients with stable COPD receiving controlled NPPV aimed at maximal reduction of PaCO2
W. Windisch, S. Kostic, M. Dreher, S. Sorichter (Freiburg, Germany)
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Effect of pressure and volume non-invasive ventilation on sleep quality in chest wall deformity – a randomised crossover study
J. M. Tuggey, M. W. Elliott (Leeds, United Kingdom)
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Long -term follow-up in patients on home mechanical ventilation via tracheostomy
E. Prats, E. Farrero, E. Giro, V. Casolive, J. Escarrabill, F. Manresa (L‘Hospitalet de Llobregat. Barcelona, Spain)
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Normocapnia by noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NPPV) in COPD
G. Laier-Groeneveld, C. Gietl, J. U. Bauer (Erfurt, Germany)
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Microbial colonisation of interface and heating system in noninvasive home ventilation
E. Kink, M. Huber, E. Schweiger, S. Hartl, O. C. Burghuber (Vienna, Austria)
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Long-term non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in adults with cystic fibrosis (CF): a retrospective study
P. R. Burgel, T. Wagner, F. Pesce, S. Dassumcao, D. Hubert, D. J. Dusser (Paris, France)
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Intermittent ambulatory ventilation (IAV) in 130 patients with neuromuscular and thoracorestrictive diseases
M. Raffenberg, A. De Roux, I. Maier, R. Erbes, H. Lode (Berlin, Germany)
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Follow-up of long term non invasive ventilation (NIV)
R. P. Basto, P. Ferreira, A. Bugalho, P. Mota, A. Andrade, S. Simoes, F. Cadarso, P. Pamplona, P. Pinto, C. Barbara (Lisbon, Portugal)
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Quality of life in patients with respiratory impairment due to muscular dystrophy
M. Kohler, T. Brack, C. F. Clarenbach, E. W. Russi, K. E. Bloch (Zurich, Switzerland)
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Efficacy of non invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
M. C. Nocerino, A. Cassano, O. Resta, E. Gramiccioni (Bari, Italy)
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Non-invasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV) in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS): our experience
P. Banfi, E. Roma, A. Robbiani, G. Aliprandi, N. Tonni, V. Silani (Chiari, Magenta, Brescia, Milan, Italy)
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Effect of non-invasive ventilation on corticospinal control of the diaphragm in COPD
N. S. Hopkinson, T. Sharshar, M. J. Dayer, E. B. Swallow, A. Moore, J. Moxham, M. I. Polkey (London, United Kingdom)
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Outcome of domiciliary nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) in patients with obesity-hypoventilation syndrome (OHS)
L. Perez de Llano, R. Golpe, M. Ortiz, A. Veres, A. Mateos, C. Alvarez, O. Caballero (Lugo, Monforte, Spain)
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Longterm effects of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) in the obesity-hypoventilation-syndrome
F. Heinemann, S. Budweiser, J. Dobroschke, M. Pfeifer (Donaustauf, Regensburg, Germany)
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Non invasive ventilation versus continuous positive airway pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
L. Vigil, A. Anton, M. Mayos, M. R. Guell, M. R. Miralda, P. Casan, J. Giner, J. Sanchis (Barcelona, Spain)
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The effect of mouth leak and humidification during non-invasive ventilation
J. M. Tuggey, M. Delmastro, M. W. Elliott (Leeds, United Kingdom)
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Bench testing of bi-level pressure support ventilators (BiPAP) designed for home mechanical ventilation (HMV)
J. P. Janssens, D. Tassaux, A. Battisti, J. B. Michotte, P. Jolliet (Geneva, Switzerland)
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The effects of air leak to patient-ventilator interaction in noninvasive mechanical ventilation-the role of auto-cycling: a lung model and healthy volunteers’ study
Z. Cao, C. Wang, D. Dawa (Beijing, China)
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Short-term efficacy of spontaneous AVAPS (average volume assured pressure support) mask ventilation in patients with hypercapnic COPD
A. Tramacere, M. Romagnoli, T. Bellantone, R. Lubello, D. Lugli, L. Trianni, E. M. Clini (Pavullo, Italy)
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