R. Scala (Arezzo, Italy), M. Dreher (Freiburg, Germany)
Predicting mortality in patients hospitalised with acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) requiring assisted ventilation J. Steer, J. Gibson, S. Bourke (North Shields, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom)
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Echocardiographic speckle tracking strain and right ventricular function assessment during non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure patients B. Lamia, S. VanMossevelde, L.C. Molano, A. Cuvelier, J.F. Muir (Rouen, France)
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Confirmatory analysis of the impact of case-volume on ICU management of severe COPD exacerbations (1998-2010) M. Dres, P. Aegerter, T.C. Tran, A. Rabbat, B. Guidet, G. Huchon, N. Roche, on the behalf of CUBREA (Paris, Boulogne Billancourt, France)
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Is non-invasive ventilation (NIV) utilised appropriately outside of respiratory specialist areas? S. Harlow, A. Lane, P. Murray (Chertsey, United Kingdom)
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Effect of continuous and bilevel noninvasive ventilation for acute asthma exacerbation – A randomized controlled trial S. Guanaes Hanekom, H. van Aswegen, L. Engelbrecht, P. J. Becker (Johannesburg, Pretoria, South Africa)
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Outcome of acidotic COPD-patients on hospital admission S. Hartl, M. Roberts, J.L. Lopez-Campos (Vienna, Austria; Seville, Spain; London, United Kingdom)
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Assessment of two methods to withdraw non-invasive ventilation in acute hypercapnic respiratory failure J. Sellares, M. Ferrer, C. Bencosme, H. Loureiro, P. Martínez, V. Pajares, R. Alonso, J. Sayas, P.A. Antón, A. Torres (Barcelona, Madrid, Spain; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)
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Arterial blood gas analysis after 120 minutes of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation can predict outcome in acute cardiogenic pulmonary oedema R. Ferrari, F. Giostra, F. Nastasi, R. Lazzari, L. Bolondi, M. Cavazza (Bologna, Italy)
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