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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Diagnosis and epidemiology of respiratory infections in the ICU

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: J. Skrickova (Brno, Czech Republic), J. Badia Jobal (Barcelona, Spain)
Influence of respiratory infections on survival of mechanically ventilated patients
V. G. Marjanovic, V. B. Djordjevic, R. Milicevic, L. Zvezdanovic, G. T. Marjanovic (Nis, Serbia & Montenegro)
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Epidemiology of antibiotics prescribtion for treatment of hospital-acquired pnemonia (HAP) in ICU
N. B. Lazareva, V. V. Arkhipov (Moscow, Russia)
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Ventilator – associated pneumonia (VAP)
G. Brum, R. Melo, F. Monteiro, P. Azevedo, J. Valença, J. T. Monteiro, M. J. Canotilho, A. Bugalho Almeida (Lisbon, Portugal)
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Impact of nosocomial pneumonia on the outcome of mechanically-ventilated patients
O. M. Gajovic, Z. M. Lazic, P. S. Canovic, Z. V. Todorovic, Z. D. Mijailovic (Kragujevac, Serbia & Montenegro)
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Reducing ventilator-associated pneumonia rates through a staff education program
N. Salahuddin, A. Zafar, L. Sukhyani, S. J. H. (Karachi, Pakistan)
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Comparison between bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and tracheobronchial secretions cultures in pneumonia etiological diagnosis
V. Dudzevicius, A. Vitkauskiene, R. Sakalauskas (Kaunas, Lithuania)
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Pneumocystis carinii (jiroveci) pneumonia (PCP) in ICU patients with hematological malignancies
J. Skrickova, J. Mayer, J. Vorlicek, V. Znojil, Z. Merta (Brno, Czech Republic)
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Pre-24 hours hospital lethality of patients with community-acquired pneumonia
A. Vertkin, A. Naumov, E. Arinina, L. Aleksanyn (Moscow, Russia)
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The interconnection of severe pneumonia and sepsis
T. I. Martynenko, I. V. Konovalova, Y. N. Shoykhet (Barnaul, Russia)
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Risk factors for ventilator associated pneumonia in a developing country
A. Noor, S. F. Hussain, M. Irfan, N. Salahuddin (Karachi, Pakistan)
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Sepsis causes electrophysiological abnormalities of the diaphragma and phrenic nerve
A. Nayci, S. Atis, U. Comelekoglu, A. Ozge, I. Oguz, O. Ogenler, B. Coskun (Mersin, Turkey)
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Bloodstream ICU acquired infection in a respiratory ICU
G. Brum, R. Melo, F. Monteiro, P. Azevedo, J. T. Monteiro, J. Valença, M. J. Canotilho, A. Bugalho Almeida (Lisbon, Portugal)
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Inhaled N-acetylcysteine prevents oxidative stress and diaphragmatic dysfunction during sepsis
S. Atis, A. Nayci, A. Ozge, U. Comelekoglu, S. Gunes, O. Bagdatoglu, G. Polat (Mersin, Turkey)
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The influence of inadequate starting empirical antimicrobial therapy of septic pneumonia on outcomes at patients with angiogenic sepsis
E. V. Shilova, T. I. Martynenko, S. V. Shabanova, M. P. Bukhtoiarov, A. V. Markin (Barnaul, Russia)
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Respiratory microbiology patterns within the first 24 hours of acute respiratory distress syndrome diagnosis. Lack of influence on outcome
M. Valencia, T. T. Bauer, J. R. Badia, N. Fabregas, S. Ewig, H. Cabello, A. Torres (Barcelona, Spain)
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Severity scoring and outcomes in critical care - perspectives from a tertiary hospital in a developing country
E. van der Merwe, M. Kidd, S. Metzker, A. A. G. De Klerk, C. T. Bolliger, E. M. Irusen (Cape Town, Stellenbosch, South Africa)
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