Annual Congress Vienna 2009

Saturday, 12.09.2009
Sunday, 13.09.2009
Monday, 14.09.2009
Tuesday, 15.09.2009
Wednesday, 16.09.2009

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2009; 34: Suppl. 53, abstract number.

Material from 2009:

4047 Abstracts
652 Slide presentations
300 Webcasts
93 Handouts
2150 e-posters
300 Multimedia files

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Oxygen in the acute setting – new look to the indications and toxicity

Symposium
Chairs: B. Balbi (Veruno, Italy), N. Hill (Providence, Ri, United States of America)
Aims: To discuss the up-to-date indications and limitations of oxygen administration for acute respiratory failure.

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Oxygen transport from the alveolus to the mitochondrias: physiology and pathophysiology L. Howard (London, United Kingdom)
Oxygen therapy from the perspective of the intensivist C. Dos Santos (Toronto, Canada)
Technical aspects of oxygen therapy – monitoring and devices for oxygen delivery D. Schuermans (Brussel, Belgium)
The clinical implications of oxygen therapy – key messages from the British Thoracic Society Oxygen Guidelines R. O'Driscoll (Hale, Cheshire, United Kingdom)