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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Outcome of acute exacerbations in COPD

Oral Presentation
Chairs: J. Roca (Barcelona, Spain), R. A. Stockley (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
Self-medication at exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with faster recovery time
J. R. Hurst, T. M. A. Wilkinson, G. C. Donaldson, J. A. Wedzicha (London, United Kingdom)
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Physician consultation and outcomes of treatment in exacerbations of COPD
T. M. A. Wilkinson, J. R. Hurst, G. C. Donaldson, J. A. Wedzicha (London, United Kingdom)
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Quantification of severity of the acute exacerbation in hospitalized COPD patients
E. N. Kosmas, A. Dimakou, S. Katsimboula, Z. E. Athanassa, N. Doulgerakis, N. Zias, K. Kostikas, I. Papaioannou, A. Chronaiou, A. Tsagkaraki, D. Orfanidou (Athens, Greece)
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Differences in microbiological pattern between stable and exacerbated COPD. A pooled analysis of protected specimen brush (PSB) studies
A. Rosell, N. Soler, E. Monso, J. Angrill, G. Riise, R. Zalacain, F. Torres, J. Morera, A. Torres (Barcelona, Barakaldo, Spain; Gothenburg, Sweden)
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Acute COPD exacerbations cause alteration of the endothelium-coagulative system
R. Cacciola, G. Prosperini, R. Gullo, L. Spicuzza, G. DiMaria, R. Polosa (Catania, Italy)
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Predictors of frequent hospitalisations for exacerbations in COPD
B. Kouassi, N. Roche, A. Rabbat, A. Mounedji, G. Huchon (Paris, France)
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Long-term benefits of antibiotic treatment in reducing recurrence rates and resource utilization in acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis (AECB)
G. B. Diette, C. B. Cangialose, T. G. Knight, Y. C. Yeh, T. F. Goss, J. P. Harnett, J. Wilson (Baltimore, Gaithersburg, New York)
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The ICE study, Italian costs for exacerbations in COPD: a project of the Italian Association for COPD
C. F. Donner, M. Lusuardi, F. De Benedetto, C. Lucioni, S. Mazzi, P. L. Paggiaro, C. M. Sanguinetti (Veruno, Correggio, Chieti, Milan, Pisa, Rome, Italy)
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