Annual Congress Munich 2006

Saturday, 02.09.2006
Sunday, 03.09.2006
Monday, 04.09.2006
Tuesday, 05.09.2006
Wednesday, 06.09.2006

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, abstract number.


Material from 2006:
  • 4395 Abstracts
  • 610 Slide presentations
  • 175 Webcasts
  • 95 Handouts
  • 175 Multimedia files
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Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in acute respiratory failure - impact of technical developments, location and indication

Poster Discussion
Chairs: M. W. Elliott (Leeds, United Kingdom), J. Winck (Vila Nova De Gaia, Portugal)
Validation of a new non invasive breath by breath method for the quantification of autoPEEP
G. Peces-Barba, F. Suarez-Sipmann, S. Heili-Frades, M. J. Rodriguez-Nieto, P. Gonzalez-Arenas, M. Perez-Marquez (Madrid, Spain)
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Setting PEEP to abolish expiratory flow-limitation (EFL) for improving non-invasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV) in acute COPD patients
R. L. Dellaca, B. Chakrabarti, P. P. Pompilio, A. Aliverti, R. Farre, P. M. A. Calverley (Milano, Italy; Liverpool, United Kingdom; Barcelona, Spain)
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The effect of entrainment site and inspiratory pressure on the delivery of oxygen therapy during non-invasive ventilation in COPD patients
S. Kaul, S. M. Ian, S. Chinn, M. Polkey, J. Moxham (London, United Kingdom)
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NIV by helmet in the treatment of ARF when full-face mask ventilation is ineffective or not tolerated
S. Baglioni, A. Eslami, E. Scoscia, O. Penza, D. Fabbrini, M. Dottorini, T. Todisco (Perugia, Italy)
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Success of acute NIV outside of a specialist respiratory ward
J. A. Annandale, K. E. Lewis (Llanelli, Swansea, United Kingdom)
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Intermediate respiratory care units in Spain: a nationwide survey
M. Ferrer, J. Blanquer, M. Calle, V. Casolive, J. Echave-Sustaeta, J. F. Masa, A. Torres (Barcelona, Valencia, Madrid, L‘Hospitalet Llobregat, Caceres, Spain)
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Intensity of care (IC) and nurse-workload (NW) for noninvasive ventilation (NIV): the experience of a respiratory high dependency unit (RHDU)
R. Scala, I. Archinucci, G. Guadagni, G. Coniglio, M. Naldi (Arezzo, Italy)
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An audit of non-invasive ventilation delivered in a district general hospital compared to the British Thoracic Society (BTS) guidelines
R. Jack, A. De Soyza, R. N. Harrison, D. N. Leitch (Stockton, United Kingdom)
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Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) versus conventional ventilation (ETI-MV) to treat moderate-to-severe hypercapnic encephalopathy (EI) in COPD patients: a case-control study
R. Scala, G. Conti, S. Nava, M. Naldi, I. Archinucci, G. Coniglio (Arezzo, Rome, Pavia, Italy)
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Non invasive ventilation in elderly COPD patients with acute respiratory failure
M. R. De Carlo, G. Cappiello, R. Serini, M. Monelli, E. Clini, L. M. Fabbri, M. Moretti (Modena, Italy)
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Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation treatment to COPD patients with respiratory failure
D. Yang, T. Wu (Dalian, China)
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A non-invasive ventilation program reduces mortality and hospital stays in COPD
T. K. Lim, J. Phua, I. Irwani (Singapore, Singapore)
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How to wean from noninvasive ventilation (NIPPV)? A single center experience
C. I. Andrade, C. A. Damas, S. A. Ferreira, J. S. Almeida, J. P. Araújo, P. M. Bettencourt (Porto, Portugal)
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MRSA – an issue for non-invasive ventilation?
H. F. Coles, P. Murphie, S. A. Little (Dumfries, United Kingdom)
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Hemodynamics effects of NPPV in cardiogenic pulmonary edema
A. Bautin, G. Khubulava, A. Naumov, V. Etin, V. Osovskhih (St. Petersburg, Russian Federation)
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Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment and systolic function in acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema (ACPE)
M. Pappalettera, P. F. Castellotti, M. Arioli, M. Saporiti, F. Tantardini, M. Magnini, C. Folli, M. Materia, R. Cosentini (Milan, Italy)
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Acute versus acute on chronic respiratory acidosis in acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema (ACPE) treated with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
S. Aliberti, S. M. Donghi, M. Arioli, M. Magnini, F. Tantardini, C. Folli, A. M. Brambilla, C. Canetta, P. Tarsia (Milan, Italy)
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NPPV for weaning from mechanical ventilation in ARDS patients
A. Bautin, G. Khubulava, A. Naumov, V. Etin, V. Osovskhih (St. Petersburg, Russian Federation)
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