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.



Noninvasive ventilation for weaning and acute exacerbation management of airway obstruction

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: B. Schoenhofer (Hanover, Germany), B. Chakrabarti (Liverpool, United Kingdom), A. Bayarassou (Cologne, Germany), M. Dreher (Freiburg, Germany)
Invasive and noninvasive ventilation in adults hospitalized with asthma in Portugal – Nationwide data from 2000-2010
D. Alves, A. Freitas, M. Vaz, T. Jacinto, J. Fonseca (Braga, Porto, Portugal)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Non invasive proportional assist ventilation in management of severe asthma exacerbation
K. Hussein, M. Metwally (Assiut, Egypt)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Mixed acid-base disorders, hydroelectrolyte imbalance and lactate production in hypercapnic respiratory failure: The role of noninvasive ventilation
F. Di Stefano, V. Conti, M. Di Nicola, A. Petroianni, C. Terzano (Pescara, Chieti, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) for acute hypercapnic respiratory failure (AHRF): Is the helmet an effective interface? A pilot RCT
C. Mega, L. Pisani, P. Navalesi, A. Bellone, R. Scala, V. Repetto, C. Zenesini, L. Fasano, M. Del Forno, S. Nava (Bologna, Novara, Como, Arezzo, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Effects of non invasive ventilation on left and right hemodynamic parameters during acute respiratory failure secondary to COPD exacerbation
B. Canino, V. Calandrino, C. Urso, R. Aiello, R. Lo Presti, G. Caimi (Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Factors predicting outcome of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) for acidotic hypercapnic respiratory failure (AHRF) from lung diseases other than COPD
S. Elgarf, A. Turner, B. Beauchamp, R. Mukherjee (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Long-term survival of COPD patients after first hospital admission with respiratory insufficiency and treatment with non-invasive ventilation in a respiratory ward in Denmark
I.L. Titlestad (Odense, Denmark)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Secondary gain from illness leading to prolonged weaning failure
A.H. Bayarassou, W. Windisch, J.H. Storre (Cologne, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Who benefits most from non-invasive ventilation for hypercapnic exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
D. Miller, K. Scott, I. Murray, G. Thain, G. Currie (Aberdeen, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Efficacy of non invasive mechanical ventilation (NIV) for acute respiratory failure (ARF) in COPD patients with and without pneumonia
G. Alessandrini, C. Antonaglia, A. Steffanina, P. Marinelli, M. Bonini, M. Mordenti, M. Internullo, T. Villani, S. Schiavetto, E. Angelici, P. Palange (Rome, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Nasal non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for moderate exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) treated in a Tunisian medical ward
I. Khouaja, H. Ghedira (Ariana, Tunisia)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Noninvasive ventilation as an end-of-life measure in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
J.S. Jerng, Y.F. Chen, H.D. Wu, C.J. Yu (Taipei, Yun-Lin, Taiwan)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Acetazolamide for reversing metabolic alkalosis during NIV treatment for AECOPD
L. Borgognoni, M. Internullo, L. Sardo, P. Marinelli, C. Antonaglia, A. Steffanina, G. Alessandrini, M. Bonini, E. Angelici, F. Vaccaro, P. Palange (Rome, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Arterial bicarbonate as a determinant of the length of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in COPD patients with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure (AHRF)
S. Agarwal, V. Punamiya, S. Bikmalla, C. Bond, B. Chakraborty, H. Gill, B. Beauchamp, R. Mukherjee (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Acidotic hypercapnia: Beyond type 1 and type 2 respiratory failure
A. Talwar, V. Punamiya, S. Bikmalla, S. Agarwal, B. Beauchamp, R. Mukherjee (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
A cohort study for improvement of asthma attack by noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV)
T. Katsuta, T. Suwaki, T. Kamao, S. Okahara (Niihama, Maniwa, Tsuyama, Japan)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Should teaching about non-invasive ventilation be made mandatory to all grades of general medical doctors? An audit of junior doctor knowledge regarding the management of patients on NIV before and after teaching sessions
M.A. McClintock-Tiongco, J. Evans, Y.E. Ong (London, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Short and long-term outcomes after the first episode of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) for an acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) on a general ward
K.H.M. Walraven, M. van Vliet, J.A. van Noord (Heerlen, Netherlands)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Outcome of respiratory critical care patients treated with noninvasive ventilation as a maximal intervention strategy
E. Fragoso, F. Monteiro, C. Lopes, P. Azevedo, J. Monteiro, G. Brum, A. Bugalho de Almeida (Lisbon, Portugal)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Elective early noninvasive ventilation as a weaning method of COPD patients
A.S. Mohamed, I. Ibrahim (Tanta, Egypt)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster