Annual Congress Stockholm 2007

Saturday, 15.09.2007
Sunday, 16.09.2007
Monday, 17.09.2007
Tuesday, 18.09.2007
Wednesday, 19.09.2007

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2007; 30: Suppl. 51, abstract number.

Material from 2007:

4066 Abstracts
635 Slide presentations
310 Webcasts
98 Handouts
1992 e-posters
310 Multimedia files

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Health-related quality of life (HRQL) in patients with severe chronic respiratory failure

Symposium
Chairs: A. Simonds (London, United Kingdom), W. Windisch (Freiburg, Germany)
Aims: This symposium will:
• increase awareness of the importance of HRQL assessment in patients with severe chronic respiratory failure;
• discuss methodological issues and difficulties when evaluating HRQL in these patients;
• present the latest information on the influence of medical treatments (noninvasive ventilation, long-term oxygen therapy and rehabilitation) on HRQL domains.

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How can health-related quality of life (HRQL) be measured in patients receiving noninvasive ventilation? W. Windisch (Freiburg, Germany)
Effect of noninvasive ventilation and long-term oxygen therapy on health-related quality of life (HRQL) E. Clini (Modena, Italy)
Health-related quality of life (HRQL) in patients recovering from long-term ICU stay after difficult weaning B. Schönhofer (Hanover, Germany)
Does rehabilitation improve health-related quality of life (HRQL) in patients with advanced respiratory failure? P. Jones (London, United Kingdom)