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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Oxygen therapy in chronic respiratory care

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: H. Folgering (Groesbeek, The Netherlands), M. Kampelmacher (Utrecht, The Netherlands)
Long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) at home for patients with chronic respiratory failure (CRF)
I. N. Shoykhet, T. I. Martynenko, A. V. Markin (Barnaul, Russia)
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Dutch pulmonologists have insufficient knowledge about Dutch Thoracic Society (DTS) guideline 'oxygen therapy at home'
S. Uil, B. Kuipers, J. W. van den Berg (Zwolle, The Netherlands)
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The ”gas-respiratory[dcdquote] index and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
V. V. Gnoevykh (Ulyanovsk, Russia)
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The role of long-term oxygen therapy in reducing dyspnoea
A. M. Ilic, M. A. Branislava, R. M. Predrag (Belgrade, Yugoslavia)
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Effects of different oxygen flow rates on CO2 retention in COPD patients with hipercapnic respiratory failure
B. Przemyslaw, M. Rashid, B. Michal, N. Adam, Z. Jan, S. Pawel (Warsaw, Poland)
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Telespirometry for home monitoring of pulmonary function in patients after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation
M. H. Becquemin, E. Rivaud, M. Berkani, L. J. Couderc, J. P. Chaumuzeau, N. Dedhin, J. P. Vernant, M. Zelter (Paris, Suresnes, Gennevilliers, France)
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The improvement in quality of life in patients with COPD: the influence of long-term regular monitoring and good compliance
L. A. Botvinikova, A. A. Garagulya (Dniepropetrovsk, Ukraine)
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Improvement in the control of nocturnal asthma by a video-assisted relaxed breathing control program (RBCP) assessed by a randomised controlled study
M. F. Bone, J. Conduit, M. Atherden, E. Conduit (South Shields, United Kingdom)
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Evaluation of lung function and health related quality of life in COPD patients via telemedicine
B. Werner, M. Fuechtenbusch, G. Siemon, P. Ulbrich, R. Schandry, M. Pfeifer (Donaustauf, Munich, Regensburg, Germany)
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The influence of patient education on asthma treatment
M. Crncevic-Urek, A. Stipiu Markoviu, Z. Tuðman, R. Urek, B. Uvorišcec, N. Tudoric, V. Ostojic, Z. Siroka-Stanec (Zagreb, Croatia)
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OdyseiBG – systematic approach for complex assessment and staging of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
S. Kostianev, V. Hodgev, D. Iluchev (Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
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Airstacking (AS): feasibility and effect on peak cough flow (PCF) in patients with neuromusular disease (NMD)
L. Verwey, E. Westermann, H. Beijer, R. van Kesteren, M. Kampelmacher (Utrecht, The Netherlands)
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Respiratory infections in candidates for and patients on domiciliary ventilation
L. Verwey, E. Westermann, A. Poortman, R. van Kesteren, M. Kampelmacher (Utrecht, The Netherlands)
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A respiratory therapist-driven triage score for allocation of respiratory care services to adult in-patients
L. Bianchi, M. Paneroni, S. Chezzi Silva, M. Berteni, M. Vitacca, B. Balbi (Gussago, Italy)
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Long-term outcome of pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD
M. Knorst, D. Chiesa, C. Krumel, J. B. Mesquita, S. Boaz, S. Menna Barreto (Porto Alegre, Brazil)
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Community follow-up of COPD patients following admission for exacerbation
E. Geelhoed, D. Holman, P. J. Thompson (Perth, Australia)
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Compliance of COPD patients to their treatment
R. Dogan, B. E. Gulbay, O. U. Gurkan, Z. Ekici, G. Demir, O. Akkoca, T. Acican, S. Saryal, G. Karabiyikoglu (Ankara, Turkey)
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Questionnaire for assessement of knowledge and beliefs in COPD patients
P. J. Carpenter, H. S. Kruk, S. T. Roberts, R. J. White (Bristol, United Kingdom)
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Quality of life - worse with increasing asthma severity
E. Horak, M. Roberts, C. F. Robertson, A. Lanigan, J. Carlin, A. Olinsky, S. M. Sawyer (Melbourne, Australia; Innsbruck, Austria)
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