Have we advanced in the treatment of sleep disordered breathing?

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: I. Smith (Cambridge, United Kingdom), A. Patakas (Panorama Thessaloniki, Greece), R. Staats (Murches, Portugal), T. Gislason (Reykjavik, Iceland)

CPAP compliance according to hospitals in Barcelona health region N. Roldán, V. Castelló, G. Costansa, P. Cerda, A. Pascuas, L. Humke, I. Gras, C. Fina, N. Roldán López (Barcelona, Spain)
Overnight transcutaneous carbon dioxide monitoring in eucapneic patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome B. Salepci, A. Fidan, B. Caglayan, E. T. Parmaksiz, U. A. Aktürk, N. Kiral, S. Comert, G. Sarac (Istanbul, Turkey)
Nasal inflammation and sleep quality with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy in obstructive sleep apnoea M. AlAhmari, C. Mikelsons, R. Sapsford, J. Wedzicha, J. Hurst (London, United Kingdom)
Quality of life among sleep apnea patients before and after treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) compared to controls from the general population E. Bjornsdottir, B. Eysteinsdottir, C. Janson, E. S. Arnardottir, A. I. Pack, B. Benediktsdottir, T. Gislason (Reykjavik, Iceland; Uppsala, Sweden; Philadelphia, United States Of America)
Impact of septoplasty in the severity and treatment of sleep apnea R. Reis, D. Alves, J. Moutinho, V. Martins (Vila Real, Braga, Coimbra, Portugal)
CPAP compliance according to gender and age V. Castelló, N. Roldán, I. Gras, P. Cerda, A. Pascuas, L. Humke, G. Constansa, C. Fina (Barcelona, Spain)
Nasal pressure measurements in the presence of a proprietary nasal expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) device S. Milne, M. Verma, R. Perri, T. C. Amis, J. R. Wheatley, K. Kairaitis (Westmead, Australia)
The effect of volume targeted pressure support (PS) ventilation with autotitrating expiratory positive airways pressure (EPAP) and back up rate (BUR) on sleep quality in COPD-obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) overlap syndrome P. Murphy, G. Arbane, D. Jayaram, S. Leaver, M. Polkey, N. Hart (London, United Kingdom)
CPAP titration: Correlation between 2 different equations and autoCPAP H. Veronica, C. Laura, B. David, S. Patricia, R. Francisco Javier, T. Laura, J. A. Garcia, L. Olatz, L. Begoña, M. Cristina, M. Jose Luis, A. Ainhoa, E. Carlos, D. Joaquin, L. Amaia, L. Jose Luis (Vitoria Gasteiz, Spain)
Auto report of a complete PSG, will be credible your result? D. Grencho, S. Moreira, C. Pereira, R. Staats, D. Fernandes (Lisboa, Portugal)
Correlation between sleep parameters, physical activity and quality of life in somnolent moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea adult patients J. Verwimp, L. Ameye, M. Bruyneel (Brussels, Belgium)
Usefulness of a medical support assistance on CPAP compliance A. Salvaggio, A. Lo Bue, S. Iacono Isidoro, O. Marrone, S. Romano, G. Insalaco (Palermo, Italy)
Quality of life in patients at first time visit for sleep disorders of breathing at a sleep centre S. Iacono Isidoro, A. Salvaggio, A. Lo Bue, O. Marrone, S. Romano, G. Insalaco (Palermo, Italy)
A six-year sleep lab experience in an Egyptian university hospital: A retrospective study M. Yousif, R. El-Helbawy (Shebin EL-Kom, Egypt)
Effect of nasal CPAP on nasal symptoms in obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) patients M. AlAhmari, J. Wedzicha, J. Hurst (London, United Kingdom)
Can we predict successful CPAP treatment in upper airways resistance syndrome? T. Davies, A. Bibby, S. Backway, M. Juniper, A. Kerry, A. Stanton (Swindon, United Kingdom)
Does the provision of home nasal ventilation reduce re-admission rates for patients who were in acute respiratory failure? A. Clarke, L. Beadle (Leicester, United Kingdom)
Usefulness of pulse transit time in diagnostics of paediatric sleep disorders M. Kawalski, G. Namyslowski, M. Misiolek, M. Tazbirek (Chorzow, Zabrze, Katowice, Poland)
Effect of combined therapy with oral azythromicin and betametasone, and nasal budesonide in children with sleep disordered breathing associated with adenotonsillar hypertrophy and rhinosinusitis J. Figueroa, C. Velasco Suarez (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Surface EMG of the diaphragm is a different measure to OAHI in children’s sleep studies S. Chuang, J. Butler, S. Gandevia, A. Teng, H. Selvadurai, A. Jaffe (Randwick, Westmead, Australia)