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.

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Monitoring acute respiratory failure

Poster Discussion
Chairs: C. R. Ribeiro de Carvalho (Sao Paulo, Brazil), M. Vassiliou (Ioannina, Greece)

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Evaluation of cough strength as a predictor of extubation outcomes J. C. E. Aranas, T. S. De Guia, A. V. Guzman (Quezon City, The Philippines)
Use of serial rapid shallow breathing index in the prediction of weaning outcome A. F. Pilar, Jr., L. C. Uy, A. V. Guzman, T. S. De Giua (Quezon city, The Philippines)
Exhaled nitrite as a marker of lung injury induced by volume controlled (VC) mechanical ventilation (MV) during general anesthesia A. E. Skrahin, A. S. Smirnov, A. D. Tahanovich, D. H. Petchinski, A. M. Skrahina, A. I. Alesitch, T. A. Skrahina (Minsk, Belarus)
General anesthesia with mechanical ventilation decreases exhaled breath condensate volume A. S. Smirnov, A. E. Skrahin, A. D. Taganovich, H. M. Skrahina (Minsk, Belarus)
Volume-elastic pressure curve as a diagnostic tool of expiratory flow limitation during mechanical ventilation M. P. Vassiliou, A. Amygdalou, C. Koubaniou, C. Katsanos, C. Raptis, J. Lichros, P. K. Behrakis, R. Peslin (Ioannina, Athens, Greece; Vandoeuvre-Les Nancy, France)
Evaluation of the end-expiratory pressure according to different regression models during mechanical ventilation A. Amygdalou, M. Moukas, A. Katagi, C. Katsanos, C. Koubaniou, S. H. Constantopoulos, K. Mandragos, P. K. Behrakis, M. P. Vassiliou (Athens, Ioannina, Greece)
Influence of PEEP on volume and flow dependence of respiratory mechanics in mechanically ventilated ARDS patients A. Amygdalou, M. Moukas, E. Mitrovassiliou, A. Katagi, S. Katsenos, C. Raptis, K. Mandragos, P. K. Behrakis, M. P. Vassiliou (Athens, Ioannina, Greece)
Influence of trigger variable on inspiratory effort and breathing pattern in patients with increased resistive load M. Klimathianaki, G. Prinianakis, I. Mitrouska, S. Koumiotaki, C. Dimitriou, N. Siafakas, D. Georgopoulos (Iraklion, Greece)
Association between arterial-end-tidal PCO₂ difference [P(a - et)CO₂] and dead space/tidal volume ratio (VD/VT) in children with obstructive acute respiratory failure (OARF) on invasive mechanical pulmonary ventilation (IMPV) A. A. Almeida-Junior, M. T. Nolasco-Silva, C. C. B. Almeida, C. E. Lopes, A. E. S. Lima, J. D. Ribeiro (Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Dead space/tidal volume ratio (VD/VT) and pulmonary function (PF) in children with obstructive acute respiratory failure (OARF) on invasive mechanical pulmonary ventilation (IMPV) A. A. Almeida-Junior, M. T. Nolasco-Silva, C. C. B. Almeida, J. D. Ribeiro (Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Transversal and longitudinal correlation of the univariable and multivariable physiologic index during mechanical ventilation in pediatric patients M. D. G. Rodrigues Machado, T. C. Lima, R. C. Azevedo, F. E. Juliano, I. C. Bolina, L. O. Durante, J. A. Sena (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
Can negative inspiratory pressure (NIP) measurement be a useful predictor of weaning outcome in patients with COPD? Z. Ucar, C. Kirakli, M. Boncu, F. Tuksavul, S. Guclu (Izmir, Turkey)
Acute vs chronic ventilator dependence in COPD patients: what makes the differences? A. Purro, C. Polillo, L. Appendini, R. Colombo, C. F. Donner, G. Chiavassa, G. Carbone (Turin, Veruno, Italy)
Nutritional depletion and relationship to functional impairment in patients with chronic respiratory failure S. Budweiser, K. Meyer, F. Heinemann, Z. Sroll, E. Lugauer, M. Pfeifer (Donaustauf, Regensburg, Germany)
Surfactant therapy - the real chance to survive for the patients with severe inhalation injury M. Tarasenko, I. Shpakov, D. Kallistovl, I. Venevitinov, E. Akulinov, A. Tikhonov, A. Admakin, S. Petrachkov, A. Bautin, O. Rosenberg (St Petersburg, Russia)
Changes in the level of blood lactate in severely ill patients M. G. Tsareva, A. A. Christova, S. S. Todorova (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Resting energy expenditure (REE) and endocrine changes in patients with heavy burns M. G. Tsareva, S. S. Todorova, A. A. Christova (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Pathophysiological assessment of multiple organ failure (MOF) in patients with multiple trauma M. G. Tsareva, A. A. Christova, S. S. Todorova (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Comparison between best PEEP and optimal PEEP in oleic acid-induced acute lung injury in dogs in respect to physiologic parameters and chest computed tomogram findings I. S. Jeon, G. Y. Suh, W. J. Koh, M. P. Chung, H. Kim, O. J. Kwon (Seoul, South Korea)