Noninvasive ventilatory support in acute and chronic respiratory failure

Oral Presentation
Chairs: B. Schönhofer (Hannover, Germany), M. Vitacca (Gussago, Italy)
Tolerance of nasal masks used for positive pressure ventilation in children
B. Fauroux, J. F. Lavis, F. Nicot, A. Picard, A. Clement, M. P. Vazquez (Paris, France)
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Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
The effect of dowsizing cannula diameter on tidal volume during ventilation
M. Delmastro, W. Gardner, J. Tuggey, M. Elliott (Leeds, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
Functioning of assured tidal volume by automatic pressure adjustment in pressure support
K. Belkouja, S. Szkmulmowski, D. Robert (Lyon, France)
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Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
The effect of positive airway pressure on cardiac performance and respiratory muscles in patients with chronic heart failure
D. Schlosshan, L. B. Tan, R. J. Sapsford, M. W. Elliott (Leeds, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIV) in COPD patients with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure (AHRF) and altered level of consciousness (LC)
R. Scala, M. Naldi, I. Archinucci, S. Nava (Arezzo, Pavia, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
Compliance during non invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) in acute hypercapnic respiratory failure (ARF)
R. Scala, G. Coniglio, M. Naldi, M. W. Elliott (Arezzo, Italy; Leeds, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
Optimizing NIV: assesment of a ventilatory monitoring system integrated to a portable ventilator
C. Rabec, O. Reybet-Degat, P. Bonniaud, F. Massin, A. Fanton, P. Camus (Dijon, France)
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Congress or journal article abstract
A randomised trial of outpatient versus inpatient initiation of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in nocturnal hypoventilation due to neuromuscular and chest wall disease
M. Chatwin, S. Ward, A. H. Nickol, M. I. Polkey, A. K. Simonds (London, United Kingdom)
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