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.

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Physiology of NIV: understanding the effects and chosing the best settings

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Chairs: M. Ferrer (Barcelona, Spain), A. K. Simonds (London, United Kingdom)

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Trends of blood gases and breathing pattern during daytime following nocturnal NPPV W. Windisch, M. Dreher, S. Sorichter (Freiburg, Germany)
Effect of proportional assist ventilation on diaphragmatic activity in normal subjects W. Pankow, T. Penzel, J. Juhasz, C. O. Feddersen, H. Becker (Marburg, Berlin, Germany)
The effect of mouth leak on tidal volume during non-invasive ventilation J. M. Tuggey, M. W. Elliott (Leeds, United Kingdom)
Satisfaction scale under home ventilators with and without additional leaks J. M. Sab, Q. V. Le (Chalon sur Saone, France)
Effect of varying the initial flow rate during noninvasive pressure support ventilation in COPD patients recovering from acute respiratory failure G. Prinianakis, A. Carlucci, M. Delmastro, P. Ceriana, S. Nava (Heraklion, Greece; Pavia, Italy)
Are invasive physiological measures necessary for an optimal setting of pressure support in young patients with cystic fibrosis? F. Nicot, E. Sandrine, A. Clement, F. Lofaso, B. Fauroux (Paris, Le Kremlin Bicetre, Garches, France)
Motor cortical depression induced by normocapnic non-invasive mechanical ventilation (NIV) - an insight from transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) T. Sharshar, E. Ross, N. S. Hopkinson, M. Dayer, S. Joinville, A. Nickol, N. Hart, J. Moxham, M. I. Polkey (London, United Kingdom)
Effects of mechanical in-exsufflation in chronic ventilatory failure J. C. Winck, M. R. Gonçalves, C. L. Carrondo, P. Viana, J. M. Almeida (Porto, Portugal)