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.



Clinical predictors of OSA, adherence to CPAP and psychology

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: I. Smith (Cambridge, United Kingdom), S. Ryan (Dublin, Ireland), S. Andreas (Immenhausen, Germany), J. Verbraecken (Antwerp, Belgium)
Plasma levels of TNF in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) before and after surgical intervention
N. Abdelaty, E. Reyad, M. El Prince, A. Farid, M. El-serogy (Ismailia, Cairo, Egypt)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Prescription, subjective and objective compliances in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome using positive airway pressure
B. Salepci, B. Caglayan, N. Kiral, E. Torun Parmaksiz, G. Sarac, A. Fidan, S. Sener Comert, G. Aktin Gungor (Istanbul, Turkey)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and depression and the effect of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment
A. M. El-Sherbini, A. S. Bediwy, A. El-Mitwalli (Elminia, Tanta, Mansoura, Egypt)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
The psychological burden of OSAS patients is not correlated with apnea-hypopnea index
D. Bratis, A. Tselebis, A. Christodoulaki, S. Dumitru, S. Gyftopoulos, E. Kosmas, N. Tzanakis, M. Koutsilieris (Athens, Heraklion, Greece)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Continuous positive airway pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: Independent predictors of adherence
G. Weinreich, A. Graml, H. Woehrle (Martinsried, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstract
The relationship between obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and two common urological disorders
S. Coban, E. Gulec Balbay, K. Cam, A. Kayikci, O. Balbay (Duzce, Turkey)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Allergic rhinitis‘ impact on obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)
H. Pite, J. Marques, M. J. Paes, C. C. Martinho, A. R. Dias, A. M. Silva, C. Leitao, L. Almeida, M. Escaleira, P. V. Cardoso, R. Pinto-Basto, P. Pinto, C. Barbara (Lisbon, Portugal)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Sleep behavior and disturbance in high school students; a cross-sectional study in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
R. Merdad, S. Wali, D. El Derwi, A. Krayem, R. Nassif (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Flexible positive airway pressure improves treatment adherence compared with auto-adjusting PAP
Y. Chihara, T. Tsuboi, T. Hitomi, M. Azuma, K. Murase, Y. Toyama, Y. Harada, K. Aihara, K. Tanizawa, T. Handa, C. Yoshimura, T. Oga, K. Yamamoto, M. Mishima, K. Chin (Kyoto, Tokyo, Japan)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Infectious complications associated with the use of CPAP in patients with sleep apnea-hipopnea sindrome
T. Silvente Zamora, P. Méndez Martínez, C. M. Verde Colinas, J. A. Ros Lucas, F. J. Ruiz López, J. Hernández Martínez, M. C. Abellán Martínez, M. C. Contessotto Avilés, M. J. Avilés Inglés, D. Malia Alvarado, J. C. Vicente López, I. Vergara Lahuerta, R. Bernabeu Mora, A. M. García Medina, P. Castell Gallud (Murcia, San Javier, Spain)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Snoring at sitting position is a good predictor of sleep apnea in Chinese patients
E.T. Chang (Hualien, Taiwan)
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Congress or journal article abstract
5-years APAP adherence in OSA patients
M. van Zeller, M. Drummond, A.C. Santos, J. Almeida, J.C. Winck (Porto, Portugal)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Obstructive sleep apnea among diabetics in southeastern Nigeria
V. Umoh, E. Akpan, J. Ekott, E. Peters, O. Ekpo, M. Ekwere (Nigeria)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Compliance for NIMV treatment in moderate and severe OSAS patients
H. Kutbay Özçelik, E. Atahan, M. E. Akkoyunlu, M. Bayram, F. Karaköse, M. Sezer, L. Kart (Istanbul, Turkey)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Evaluation of continuous positive airway pressure compliance in a group of obstructive sleep apnea patients
N. Affara, H. Shaarawy (Zagazig, Egypt)
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Congress or journal article abstract
S100B protein: A useful marker in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
S. Duru, I. H. Firat, N. Çolak, Z. Gögüs, T. Delibasi, S. Ardiç (Ankara, Turkey)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Impact of an educational intervention to improve adherence to treatment with continuous pressure airway positive
N. Feu Collado, I. Jurado Robles, B. Villar Pastor, L. Cordova Pacheco, M. Garcia Amores, N. Pascual Martinez, B. Jurado Gamez, L. Muñoz Cabrera (Cordoba, Spain)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
The evaluation of risk of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in individuals with dysglycaemia
O. Nita, L. I. Graur, D. S. Popescu, A. D. Popa, D. Boisteanu, M. Graur (Iasi, Romania)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Length of hospitalization for CPAP adaption in OSAS: Effects on compliance
E. Zampogna, C. Facchetti, A. M. Lucioni, E. Milani, S. Della Patrona, A. Zanini, A. Spanevello (Tradate, Varese, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Obstructive sleep disorders in children with allergic rhinitis
M. Turkalj, D. Plavec, D. Kucic, R. Gjergja-juraski (Zagreb, Croatia)
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