Annual Congress Stockholm 2002

Saturday, 14.09.2002
Sunday, 15.09.2002
Monday, 16.09.2002
Tuesday, 17.09.2002
Wednesday, 18.09.2002

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, abstract number.


Material from 2002:
  • 3388  Abstracts
  • 6 Slide presentations
  • 5 Handouts
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Setting up noninvasive ventilation: technical and physiological aspects

Poster Discussion
Chairs: B. Schönhofer (Chicago, United States of America), P. Plant (Leeds, United Kingdom)
Long term effect of nasal positive -pressure ventilation on sleep architecture in patients with staple chronic respiratory failure
E. Itoh, A. Murata, S. Kudoh (Bunkyo-ku, Japan)
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Mechanism of action of nocturnal non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in neuromuscular weakness (NMW) and kyphoscoliosis (KS)
A. H. Nickol, N. Hart, S. Heather, S. P. Ward, E. T. Ross, D. S. Cramer, M. J. Morrell, J. Moxham, A. K. Simonds, M. I. Polkey (London, United Kingdom)
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The physiological effect of nocturnal non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in COPD
A. H. Nickol, N. Hart, C. Hammnegard, S. Heather, S. P. Ward, N. Hopkinson, D. S. Cramer, M. J. Morrell, J. Moxham, A. K. Simonds, M. I. Polkey (London, , Gothenberg, United Kingdom)
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Comparison of volume- and pressure-limited NPPV at night in patients with chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure in a prospective randomized cross-over trial
W. Windisch, J. H. Storre, S. Sorichter, H. Matthys, J. C. Virchow Jr. (Freiburg, Germany)
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The relationship between set pressure and leak in non-invasive ventilation
J. M. Tuggey, M. W. Elliott (Leeds, United Kingdom)
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The correction of sleep hypoventilation by non-invasive mechanicl ventilation (NIMV) in neuromuscular patients: is a physiological setting better than a clinical approach?
F. Fanfulla, N. D'Artavilla Lupo, M. Delmastro, S. Nava (Montescano, Pavia, Italy)
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Entraining oxygen during non-invasive ventilation
J. V. J. Lightowler, W. Gardner, M. W. Elliott (Leeds, United Kingdom)
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Validation of a sham bi-level positive airway pressure device for placebo-controlled studies
M. Carrera, F. Barbe, P. A. Anton, J. Giner, A. G. N. Agusti (Palma Mallorca, Barcelona, Spain)
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Respiratory center (RC) readjusment after noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV) in kyphoscoliotics and thoracoplastic patients
J. Camino, J. Galdiz, S. Chic, A. Gomez, L. Lopez, L. Cancelo (Baracaldo, Spain)
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Lung perfusion and ventilation modifications induced by nasal non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (nNPPV) in patients with CRF due to severe COPD
M. Desideri, G. Bardi, M. Pazzagli, D. Mazzantini, I. D'Amico, C. Ribas, R. Albertelli, P. Fazzi, A. Palla, C. Giuntini (Pisa, Italy)
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Nocturnal mask pressure support (PSV) versus proportional assist ventilation (PAV) in chronic ventilatory failure
J. C. Winck, M. Vitacca, A. Morais, L. Barbano, R. Porta, A. Teixeira-Pinto, J. Almeida, N. Ambrosino (Porto, Portugal; Gussago, Italy)
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Clinical evaluation of two facial masks for NPPV
A. Cuvelier, S. Dumitrache, L. C. Molano, J. F. Muir ()
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Home mechanical ventilation in 16 European countries - a major survey of custom and practice
S. J. Lloyd-Owen, J. A. Wedzicha (London, United Kingdom)
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Non-invasive mechanical ventilation improves walking distance but not quadriceps strength in chronic respiratory failure
B. Schönhofer, P. Abramek, C. Zimmermann, S. Suchi, D. Köhler, M. I. Polkey (Schmallenberg, Germany; , United Kingdom)
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Home mechanical ventilation. A quality control test
R. Farré, E. Giró, V. Casolivé, D. Navajas, J. Escarrabill (Barcelona, Spain)
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EzPAP an alternative in lung expansion therapy
B. M. Daniel, J. L. Tarnow (San Francisco, United States Of America)
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Unloading during neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NAVA)
J. Beck, J. Spahija, M. DeMarchie, N. Comtois, C. Sinderby (Montreal, Canada)
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Inspiratory muscle effort (IME): a useful parameter to set pressure support ventilation (PSV) in ventilator-dependent COPD patients?
L. Appendini, S. Zanaboni, R. Colombo, A. Purro, A. Rossi, C. F. Donner (Veruno, Novara, Bergamo, Italy)
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Neurology requests for breathing support service [BSS] in motor neurone disease [MND]: preliminary experience
P. Kewin, R. Paton, J. McGlone, R. Petty, S. Banham (Glasgow, United Kingdom)
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Respiratory function at initiation of non-invasive ventilation in motor neurone disease
S. C. Bourke, G. J. Gibson (Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom)
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