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:
  • 3888 Abstracts
  • 555 Slide presentations
  • 20 Webcasts
  • 96 Handouts
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CPAP therapy for OSA

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: S. Andreas (Gottingen, Germany), W. De Backer (Antwerp, Belgium)
Patient evaluation of three auto-adjusting positive airway pressure (APAP) devices
G. M. Nolan, S. Ryan, T. M. O‘ Connor, W. T. Mc Nicholas (Dublin, Ireland)
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Home automated CPAP titration is as effective as hospital CPAP titration in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS)
M. D. Cross, M. Vennelle, S. White, N. J. Douglas (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
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Evaluating different nCPAP machines for obstructive sleep apnoea in a competitive market: a nurse-led, patient-centred approach
B. Gooptu, A. Davison, L. Ward, D. Cain, G. Hill, G. Siggins (Southend on Sea, United Kingdom)
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Mouth leak during daytime CPAP does not predict leak during sleep
M. Delmastro, A. Hodgson, M. Latham, J. Tuggey, B. Datta, M. Elliott (Leeds, United Kingdom)
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Evaluation of long-term CPAP compliance after automated pressure titration or empirical fixed pressure
R. Garcia-Garcia, M. J. Diaz de Atauri, V. Perez, J. L. Castellano, V. Munuera, I. Martinez (Madrid, Spain)
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The influence of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on response to incremental exercise in sleep apnea patients
T. Przybylowski, P. Bielicki, K. Hildebrand, M. Kumor, M. Maskey-Warzechowska, A. Fangrat, J. Kosciuch, J. Kucinska, R. Chazan (Warsaw, Poland)
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Patient compliance with CPAP: home-based vs hospital-based diagnosis and review. Preliminary report
J. Signes-Costa, E. Chiner, A. L. Andreu, E. Pastor, M. Llombart, E. Gomez-Merino, J. M. Arriero, A. Muñoz, J. Gago (San Juan de Alicante, Madrid, Spain)
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A study on the reliability of the somnosmart V4 and the RemStar auto as auto-CPAP and CPAP-titrating device
B. Buyse, N. Decruy, M. Cauberghs, M. Demedts (Leuven, Belgium)
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Obesity-hypoventilation-syndrome: the role of nocturnal CPAP therapy
D. M. Toraldo, G. Nicolardi, F. De Nuccio (Lecce, Italy)
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Sterile water is unnecessary in continous positive airway pressure
M. Wenzel, M. Klauke, D. Dellweg, P. Haidl, D. Koehler (Schmallenberg, Germany)
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Auto-CPAP: why still incorporate pressure-increase (Pincr) on apnea (A) if the device can react on flow limitation (FL)
B. Buyse, N. Decruy, M. Cauberghs, M. Demedts (Leuven, Belgium)
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Effects of continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) on pulmonary hemodynamics in COPD patients with overlap syndrome
M. Gorbunova, L. Golubev, S. Babak, A. Tatarskiy (Moscow, Russia)
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Some results of the decennial investigations of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
A. D. Palman, I. G. Danilyak (Moscow, Russia)
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The efficacy of sidenafil and CPAP in men with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and erectile dysfunction
K. P. Karkoulias, E. Prodromakis, G. K. Efremidis, N. Charokopos, K. B. Spiropoulos (Rio, Greece)
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Nasopharyngeal symptoms do not increase during nasal CPAP treatment
P. E. Brander, J. T. Lehto, A. M. Lindroth, T. S. Lahtinen (Hyvinkää, Finland)
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The experience of autotitration of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
O. Y. Chizhova, N. E. Konechenkova (St Petersburg, Russia)
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CPAP non-compliance; the role of insomnia
B. A. Staats, P. Y. Hahn (Rochester, United States Of America)
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Compliance with nCPAP in elderly patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS)
Y. F. Guo, E. Sforza, J. P. Janssens (Geneva, Switzerland)
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Long-term outcome of nCPAP therapy in sleep apnoea patients
A. Bizieux-Thaminy, F. Gagnadoux, N. Meslier, C. Binquet, C. Person, J. L. Racineux (Angers, Dijon, France)
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