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.



Multidisciplinary critical care

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: S. Zakynthinos (Athens, Greece), L. Heunks (Nijmegen, Netherlands), I. Sigala (Nea Smyrni, Greece), S. Skoczynski (Katowice, Poland)
Effectiveness of touchscreen device (iPad) as communication tool for intubated patients admitted at the University of Santo Tomas Hospital
A. Javier Jr., P.G. Moral (Manila, Philippines)
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The usefulness of high resolution computed tomography in burned patients with inhalation injury
C.H. Kim, I.G. Hyun (Seoul, Republic Of Korea)
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Clinical analysis of patients treated with mechanical ventilation in an emergency respiratory ward
V. Dimitrova, M. Peneva, K. Yankov (Varna, Bulgaria)
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BiPAP in advanced IPF: Hope for palliation?
A. Kate, H.S. Sandeep, P. Chaudhari, T. Chandrashekhar, P. Chhajed (Vashi, Navi Mumbai, India)
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The impact of paramedics‘ education on controlled oxygen prescribing for patients with acute exacerbations of COPD during ambulance transfers on outcomes
E. Johnston, T. Coulson, M. Newton, R. O‘Driscoll, N. Diar Bakerly (Salford, United Kingdom)
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Clinico-pathological analysis of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
Y. Fukuda, M. Takahashi, S. Kunugi, M. Terasaki, H. Urushiyama, Y. Terasaki, A. Azuma (Sendagi Bunkyo-ku, Japan)
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Usefullness of noninvasive ventilation in patients with acute respiratory failure admitted in the intensive care unit (ICU) – Experience of a Portuguese ICU
A. Castro, P. Moura, A. Cadeco (Vila Nova de Gaia, Viana do Castelo, Portugal)
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Factors associated with the requirement of ventilatory support during an acute exacerbation of COPD
R. Benson, A. Pocock, N. Kazmi, S. Huq, S. Agarwal (Prescot, United Kingdom)
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Prospective comparison of a mobile, unit-use blood gas analysis device with a classical point-of-care blood gas laboratory machine in the daily ICU routine
H. Gerlach, D. von Wachsmann, S. Toussaint (Berlin, Germany)
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In vitro evaluation of a new spacer for pMDI and nebulizers in mechanical ventilation
N. Boukhettala, M. Cabrera, P. Diot, T. Porée, L. Vecellio (Tours, Valognes, France)
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Predictors of 1-year mortality at hospital admission for acute exacerbations of COPD – A real-life study
R.T.M. Sprooten, R.H.J. Slenter, D. Kotz, G.J. Wesseling, E.F.M. Wouters, G.U. Rohde (Maastricht, Netherlands)
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Atrial fibrillation in critical care patients with respiratory failure: Incidence and clinical effects
M. Aydogdu, C. Hanazay, Y. Aldag, A. Bahs, S. Bilgin, G. Gürsel (Ankara, Samsun, Turkey)
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Attitudes to oxygen prescription
J. Periselneris, H. Farne, A. Macnair, S. Hickman, R. Browne, K. Satkunam (London, United Kingdom)
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The noninvasive ventilation results of critical stable hypercapnic patients in an intensive care unit
O. Yazicioglu Moçin, H. Arpag, Z. Karakurt, N. Adigüzel, M. Kalamanoglu Balci, C. Saltürk, G. Güngör (Istanbul, Turkey)
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Intensive care unit mortality of critically ill patients in first 24 hours: A single center 4-year cohort study
C. Saltürk, Z. Karakurt, G. Güngör, O. Yazicioglu Moçin, M. Balci, H. Berk Takir, F. Kargin, N. Adigüzel (Istanbul, Turkey)
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Does severity of obesity effect intensive care outcome of patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome?
N. Adigüzel, Z. Karakurt, G. Güngör, O. Yazicioglu Moçin, M. Balci, C. Saltürk, F. Kargin, H. Berk Takir (Istanbul, Turkey)
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Does technology matter? One intensive care unit‘s experience
R. Graham, R. Melton, A. Mullaly, S. Rhone, J. Fink (Houston, Atlanta, United States Of America)
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Determination of critical threshold value of SPO2/FiO2 ratio in the diagnosis of acute lung injury
R.L. Jusi, E. Limpin, R. Bayot, T. De Guia, F. Ayuyao (Quezon City, Philippines)
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Influence of the pattern of admission on the outcome of patients admitted to a respiratory intensive care unit: Does the step-down pathway differ from the step-up one?
I. Valentini, A. Pacilli, P. Carbonara, R. Vitale, L. Castaldi, L. Fasano, S. Nava (Bologna, Italy)
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