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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Long-term and acute NIV: clinical and physiological results

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: J. Winck (Porto, Portugal), G. Prinianakis (Heraklion, Greece)
A prospective study to evaluate the use of non-invasive ventilation in COPD patients with hypercapnic respiratory failure in a developing country setting
S. F. Hussain, M. Irfan, M. Waseem, R. Haqqee, M. Islam (Karachi, Pakistan)
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Noninvasive positiv pressure ventilation in underweight and overweight patients with severe COPD
B. Schucher, H. Hein, I. E. Zuhlke, H. J. Baumann, H. Magnussen (Grosshansdorf, Germany)
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Noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV) improves the PaO2/FIO2 ratio in patients with severe community acquired pneumonia
C. A. Polillo, A. Purro, G. Chiavassa, M. Borra, P. Mandelli, G. Musso, A. Sabidussi, C. Sapio, C. Taliano, K. Wulfhard, G. Carbone (Turin, Italy)
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Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) for status asthmaticus
Q. Zhan, C. G. Wang (Beijing, China)
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Predictive factors of failure of noninvasive mechanical ventilation in patients with acute respiratory failure in COPD
P. Matuska, O. Pilarova, J. Skrickova, Z. Beranek (Brno, Czech Republic)
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Comparison of two modes of noninvasive ventilation when delivered through a facial mask or a mouthpiece during hypercapnic respiratory failure
J. C. Glerant, V. Otlean, C. Dayen, O. Carre, I. Mayeux, V. Jounieaux (Amiens, France)
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Non-invasive mechanical ventilation after extubation of conventionally ventilated patients with acute exacerbations of COPD
G. Cadar, R. T. Stoica, A. Macri, S. Bliort (Bucharest, Romania)
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Back up rate during non invasive mechanical ventilation in cystic fibrosis
B. Fauroux, B. Louis, S. Essouri, K. Leroux, F. Lofaso (Paris, Creteil, Le Kremlin Bicetre, France)
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Randomised controlled trial of non-invasive ventiation (NIV) in congenital neuromusculo-skeletal disease (CNMD) patients with nocturnal hypoventilation but daytime normocapnia
S. Ward, S. Heather, A. K. Simonds (London, United Kingdom)
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Non-invasive positive-pressure ventilation in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
D. Lo Coco, S. Marchese, S. Corrao, F. Piccoli, A. Lo Coco (Palermo, Italy)
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Comparison of pressure and volume targetted noninvasive ventilation in chest wall deformity
J. M. Tuggey, M. W. Elliott (Leeds, United Kingdom)
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How does centre size influence the use of home mechanical ventilation – results from the European survey: prescription and practice
S. J. Lloyd-Owen, J. A. Wedzicha (London, United Kingdom)
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Remote assessment of non-invasive home ventilation
E. Farrero, F. Burgos, E. Giro, E. Prats, R. Farre, J. Roca, J. Escarrabill (Barcelona, Spain)
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Long-term survival with domiciliary noninvasive ventilation in hypercapnic COPD
J. Pickles, A. S. Malin, J. A. Wedzicha (London, Bath, United Kingdom)
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Morning headaches and nocturnal blood gas disturbances
J. A. Grebstad, I. Ellingsen (Bergen, Hakadal, Norway)
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How does centre size influence the use of home mechanical ventilation – results from the European Survey: Centre and User Characteristics
S. J. Lloyd-Owen, J. A. Wedzicha (London, United Kingdom)
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Bacterial contamination of the ventilator equipment for long term domiciliary ventilation
M. De Guglielmo, M. Moretti, L. M. Fabbri (Modena, Italy)
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Ventilatory decline in patients with amyotrophic lateral esclerosis
M. Sivori, D. Pascansky, C. Saenz, G. Rodriguez, R. Sica (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
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Long term improvement of inspiratory capacity after initiation of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation in COPD with chronic respiratory failure
S. Budweiser, F. Heinemann, W. Fischer, M. Pfeifer (Donaustauf, Regensburg, Germany)
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Home mechanical ventilatory support in patients with a restrictive ventilatory disorder: a 46 year experience
M. L. Duiverman, A. F. Meinesz, G. Bladder, P. J. Wijkstra (Groningen, The Netherlands)
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