Annual Congress Vienna 2003

Saturday, 27.09.2003
Sunday, 28.09.2003
Monday, 29.09.2003
Tuesday, 30.09.2003
Wednesday, 01.10.2003

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2003; 22: Suppl. 45, abstract number.


Material from 2003:
  • 3196 Abstracts
  • 374 Slide presentations
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Respiratory measurement: practicalities and clinical applications

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: M. Agnew (Dublin, Ireland), J. Shakespeare (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
Interlaboratory variability in the measurement of lung function: contribution of volume calibration errors
P. A. Guy, P. D. Rochford, J. J. Pretto (Melbourne, Australia)
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Interlaboratory variability in the measurement of lung function
P. A. Guy, P. D. Rochford, J. J. Pretto (Melbourne, Australia)
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Comparison of biological and nonbiological quality control methods for assessing interlaboratory differences in TLCO and VA measurements
P. D. Rochford, S. Jack, A. Cullen, J. J. Pretto, P. A. Guy, D. P. Johns (Heidelberg, Prahran, Clayton, Hobart, Australia)
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A theoretical comparison of nonbiological TLCO quality control methods
P. D. Rochford, J. J. Pretto, P. A. Guy, D. P. Johns (Heidelberg, Clayton, Hobart, Australia)
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The time interval between two determinations in the measurement of diffusing capacity
J. Gallardo Banez, H. Hardardottir, B. Kelder, F. J. Visser, J. P. Janssen (Nijmegen, The Netherlands)
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Time interval after withdrawal of oxygen supply before the CO-diffusion measurement
C. M. Roos, N. E. Verhey, E. Dijkers (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
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The effect on the single breath carbon monoxide transfer factor test after smoking one cigarette
H. Patel (Dudley, United Kingdom)
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Changes of the recruitment characteristics of the pulmonary vascular bed in pulmonary hypertension measured by intra breath diffusion
H. Groepenhoff, J. W. Lankhaar, A. Boonstra, A. Vonk-Noordergraaf (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
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Diffusing capacity in patients with different pulmonary disorders
P. H. Kingisepp, J. Kivastik, H. Leesik, A. Altraja (Tartu, Estonia)
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The influence of barrier filters on pulmonary function tests
P. P. P. M. Diederen, M. M. J. F. Schattevoet, B. A. G. Brakert, P. J. C. H. Bongaerts, C. P. M. van der Grinten (Maastricht, The Netherlands)
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Pulmonary function, respiratory muscle strength and duration of intubation in postsurgical ICU patients
J. P. Van de Leur, J. H. Zwaveling, B. G. Loef, C. P. Van der Schans (Groningen, The Netherlands)
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Better time management of a lung function laboratory by avoiding redundant ”routinely“ performed reversibility spirometry tests
I. Steenbruggen, S. Uil, H. P. Grotjohan (Zwolle, The Netherlands)
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Does reduced dose volume impact inhaled mass with a novel low residual volume nebulizer?
J. B. Fink, R. Simmons (Mountain View, United States Of America)
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Domiciliary nebuliser treatment: Do we follow the guidelines?
R. Carter, A. Boyter, A. Stevenson, A. Oliver (Glasgow, United Kingdom)
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Greater Glasgow Health Board COPD focus: does a direct access pulmonary rehabilitation service make a difference?
R. Carter, J. Fuld, L. Williams (Glasgow, United Kingdom)
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Is there a need to perform both spirometry and flow volume loops?
A. Jackson, A. Lewis, K. E. Oates (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
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Validity of home unsupervised spirometric telemonitoring in COPD
E. Giuffreda, M. Romeo, B. Zerillo, L. Senis, A. Vespa, C. Saltini (Rome, Italy)
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Functional effects associated with the use of a cold weather mask in asthmatic patients
G. Fedoseev, M. Didour, K. Knyazeva (St Petersburg, Russia)
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Variability of oxygen saturation measurements from different pulse oximeters
L. Thakuria, C. I. Whale, M. Sovani, A. E. Tattersfield, B. Rorison (Nottingham, United Kingdom)
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Evaluation and audit of an in-patient purpose designed prescription chart for oxygen
A. H. Evans, S. Hope, C. F. A. Pantin (Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom)
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