Annual Congress Vienna 2012

Saturday, 01.09.2012
Sunday, 02.09.2012
Monday, 03.09.2012
Tuesday, 04.09.2012
Wednesday, 05.09.2012

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, abstract number.



Current trends in home mechanical ventilation

Poster Discussion
Chairs: N. Hart (London, United Kingdom), P. Wijkstra (Groningen, The Netherlands)
Home mechanical ventilation and respiratory rehabilitation: Influence in respiratory functional test and exercise capacity
E. Marquez-Martin, P. Cejudo, J.L. Lopez-Campos, A. Rodriguez, B. Valencia, E. Barrot, F. Ortega (Seville, Spain)
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Home mechanical ventilation and respiratory rehabilitation: Influence in BODE index, quality of live and inflammatory parameters
E. Marquez-Martin, P. Cejudo, J.L. Lopez-Campos, A. Rodriguez, B. Valencia, E. Barrot, F. Ortega (Seville, Spain)
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Home non-invasive ventilation (HNIV) improves survival in hypercapnic patients with cystic fibrosis
S. Avdeev, G. Baimakanova, S. Krasovsky, V. Samoilenko, E. Amelina, A. Chuchalin (Moscow, Russian Federation)
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Meta-analysis on nocturnal non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for stable COPD; an update
F. Struik, Y. Lacasse, H. Kerstjens, P. Wijkstra (Groningen, Netherlands; Quebec, Canada)
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The evolution of home mechanical ventilation in Poland between 2000 – 2010
J. Nasilowski, M. Wachulski, W. Trznadel, W. Andrzejewski, M. Migdal, B. Drzazga, A. Pytel, R. Suchanke, M. Czajkowska-Malinowska, T. Majszyk, R. Chazan (Bydgoszcz, Zielona Gora, Lodz, Warsaw, Katowice, Poznan, Poland)
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NIV (non invasive ventilation) improves Bode index in stable COPD with CHRF (chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure)
A. Zikiri, C. Pastaka, V. Tsolaki, A. Dimoulis, K. Gourgoulianis, M. Pinaka, G. Seitanides (Larissa, Greece)
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Co-morbidities and cardiovascular medications are the best predictors of mortality in patients with obesity-associated hypoventilation treated with long-term non-invasive ventilation
J.C. Borel, B. Burel, R. Tamisier, S. Dias-Domingos, P. Levy, J.L. Pepin (La Tronche, Grenoble, Meylan, France)
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Predictors of readmission in patients on home mechanical ventilation (HMV)
L. Cañón Barroso, J. Hernandez Borge, M. Garcia Garcia, E. Molina Ortiz, P. Cordero Montero, A. Sanz Cabrera, I. Blanco Rodríguez, F. Fuentes Otero (Badajoz, Spain)
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Effect of an automatic triggering and cycling system on patient-ventilator synchrony during noninvasive ventilation in a mechanical lung model
L. Melo, R. Vasconcelos, R. Sales, C. Magalhães, M. Almeida, J. Silveira, M. Holanda (Fortaleza, Brazil)
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The acute effects of postural change and non-invasive ventilation breathing on the regional distribution of lung ventilation: An electrical impedance tomography study
L.S. Marinho, N.P. de Sousa, L.T. Monteiro, A.M. Sampaio, V.P.D. Bastos, A.D.N.C. Nogueira, M. Alves-de-Almeida, E.L.V. Costa, M. D. A. Beraldo, M.B.P. Amato, M.A. Holanda (Fortaleza, Brazil)
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Observation cohort study of cause of death in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)
E. Ballard, N. Grey, H. Jungbluth, E. Wraige, S. Kapetanakis, C. Davidson, N. Hart (London, United Kingdom)
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Gastrointestinal dysfunction in ventilated patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
C.M. Lo Cascio, O. Götze, T.D. Latshang, S. Kuyumcu, W. Schwizer, M. Kohler, K.E. Bloch (Zurich, Switzerland)
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Unplanned respiratory crises requiring ventilation in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients can be reduced by timely respiratory review and care co-ordination at the age of transition
E. Ballard, N. Grey, H. Jungbluth, E. Wraige, S. Kapetanakis, C. Davidson, N. Hart (London, United Kingdom)
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Introduction of domiciliary mechanical insufflation-exsufflation can reduce the incidence of crisis admissions in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)
E. Ballard, N. Grey, H. Jungbluth, E. Wraige, S. Kapetanakis, C. Davidson, N. Hart (London, United Kingdom)
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Neuropsychological functioning after CPAP treatment in obstructive sleep apnea: A meta-analysis
J. Aaronson, W. Kylstra, W. Hofman, B. Schmand (Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands)
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Inaccuracy of built-in ventilator softwares (BIVS) in monitoring apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) in patients treated by home non invasive ventilation (NIV)
J. Teulade, F. Damagnez, H. Trang (Paris, Suresnes, France)
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The inter-observer reliability of using a new non-invasive technique to identify patient ventilator asynchrony (PVA) during non-invasive ventilation (NIV)
M. Ramsay, S. Mandal, J. Steier, A. Simonds, N. Hart (London, United Kingdom)
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How well do questionnaires capture symptomatic relief and well-being over time with NIV in motor neurone disease?
H. Ando, B. Chakrabarti, C. Young, R. Cousins, E. Thornton, R. Angus (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
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