Outcome of pulmonary rehabilitation

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: E. Marchand(Yvoir, Belgium), P. Wijkstra (Groningen, The Netherlands)

Use of the clinical COPD questionnaire in daily clinical practice: out-patient pulmonary rehabilitation J. W. H. Kocks, M. G. Tuinenga, P. van Hengel, T. van der Molen (Groningen, Assen, The Netherlands)
Predicting quality of life in COPD patients G. K. Efremidis, C. Gogos, A. Manolis, K. B. Spiropoulos (Patra, Greece)
Six minute walk test with and without encouragement in severe chronic lung disease patients E. De Mattia, N. Barbarito, S. Cirio, G. Piaggi, S. Nava (Pavia, Italy)
Sensitivity of six minute walk test and endurance shuttle walk test to the ambulatory oxygen M. Z. Noor, M. J. Ward, S. M. Revill (Sutton-in-Ashfield, United Kingdom)
Analysis of flows generated by mechanical in-exsufflation through an artificial airway in a child lung model J. Sancho, E. Servera, E. Gomez-Merino, D. Perez, J. Belda, J. Marin (Valencia, Alicante, Spain)
Chronic airways obstruction - lung function and dyspnea A. Oliveira, A. Caiado, M. Guimaraes, I. Pascoal, N. Taveira (V.N.Gaia, Portugal)
Chronic airways obstruction and respiratory muscular pressures A. Oliveira, A. Caiado, M. Guimaraes, I. Pascoal, N. Taveira (V.N.Gaia, Portugal)
MIP and MEP measurement in tracheostomized patients M. Vitacca, M. Paneroni, L. Bianchi, B. Balbi (Gussago, Italy)
Effects of respiratory muscle training and cycle ergometry training in patients with severe COPD (GOLD IV) M. Zavrel, W. Koessler, D. Kiss, I. Schmidt, O. C. Burghuber (Vienna, Austria)
A comparison of oxygen tubing lengths and flow output with home oxygen equipment. How much tubing is too much D. L. Cullen, J. A. Koss (Indianapolis, United States Of America)
Vital capacity, arterial blood gases and disability in neuromuscular patients admitted for the first time in a respiratory ambulatory D. Fiorenza, M. Vitacca, L. Barbano, L. Bianchi, M. Sarva, N. Ambrosino, B. Balbi (Gussago, Pisa, Italy)
The relationship between exercise tolerance and ventilatory support level in prolong ventilator dependent patients Y. H. Tsai, C. C. Huang, Y. K. Wu, Y. H. Chen (Taipei, Taiwan)
Anti-inflammatory therapy in rehabilitation program in patients with pneumonia O. I. Sazonetz, L. A. Khorovskaya, V. F. Zhdanov, V. L. Emanuel, N. V. Bulatova, T. I. Savinova, Y. A. Germash (St Petersburg, Russia)
Testing what we teach in COPD P. J. Walker, S. T. Roberts, T. E. Smallwood, D. E. Allen, R. J. White (Bristol, United Kingdom)
Effects of pulmonary rehabilitation in the management of moderate COPD adults M. Popescu-Hagen, R. Traistaru, C. Didilescu (Craiova, Romania)
On improving quality of life in moderate-severe stable COPD Egyptian patients by a domiciliary pulmonary rehabilitation program M. M. Metwally, E. Abda (Assiut, Egypt)
Fifteen years of LTOT in Slovenia: current satisfaction? S. Kajba (Celje, Slovenia)
Elderly COPD patients benefit from long term rehabilitation G. G. S. Stevcevska, L. L. G. Gligorovski, G. G. B. Breskovska, N. N. P. Pesic, D. D. D. Dokic (Skopje, Fyrom)
The effects of complex system of pulmonary rehabilitation program in COPD patients L. I. Konopkina, T. O. Pertseva, L. A. Botvinikova (Dniepropetrovsk, Ukraine)