Clinical applications of noninvasive ventilation

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: N. Hart (London, United Kingdom), J-F. Muir (Rouen, France)

Ventilatory support in COPD in a respiratory intensive care unit: invasive vs non-invasive positive pressure ventilation T. Costa, J. P. Boléo-Tomé, M. Aguiar, G. Brum, P. Azevedo, J. Vizcaino, R. Sottomayor, A. Bugalho de Almeida (Lisbon, Portugal)
Effect of compliance to continuous positive airway pressure treatment on serum cardiovascular risk factors in patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome P. Steiropoulos, V. Tsara, E. Nena, C. Fitili, M. Froudarakis, P. Christaki, D. Bouros (Thessaloniki, Alexandroupolis, Greece)
Six-minute walk distance and long-term survival in chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure S. Budweiser, F. Heidtkamp, R. A. Joerres, F. Heinemann, M. Arzt, S. Schroll, K. Schmidbauer, A. Hitzl, M. Pfeifer (Donaustauf, Munich, Regensburg, Germany)
Is obstructive sleep apnoea common in patients undergoing bariatric surgery and, if so, should perioperative bi-level positive airway pressure treatment be considered? E. Öbrink, T. Lidberg, H. Barle, A. Markström (Stockholm, Uppsala, Sweden)
The effect of CPAP and NPPV on acute pulmonary edema due to systolic, diastolic or valvular heart failure G. Agmy, H. Mohamed (Assiut, Egypt)
Effects of continuous positive airways pressure (CPAP) on portal flow in patients with obstructive apnoea syndrome (OSAS) A. Graziani, B. Pratico, E. Gamberini, E. Paolucci, F. Morgagni, G. Pasini (Cesena, Italy)
The use of noninvasive ventilation in elderly patients with COPD A. Aziz, M. Haseeb, L. Ali, P. Rajan, H. McLoughlin (Leeds, United Kingdom)
Pediatric non-invasive ventilation for acute pneumonia in an intermediate care unit D. Dmytriiev (Vinnitsa, Ukraine)
Factors affecting one year mortality of hospitalized patients with COPD exacerbation and respiratory failure Z. Bingol, F. Comce, H. Issever, G. Okumus, E. Kiyan, O. Arseven (Istanbul, Turkey)
Does mortality differ if NIV is perfomed in a HDU or on a ward? J. Blaikley, R. Ahmed, R. Green (Manchester, Blackburn, United Kingdom)
Interventional bronchology and extreme measures – the unique lung R. Ulmeanu, D. I. Ulmeanu, E. Crisan, F. D. Mihaltan, R. Stoica, I. Ion, S. Bleort, I. Cordos, R. Posea, C. Paleru, I. Andreescu, G. Cadar, A. Macri, C. Marica, V. Spanu (Bucharest, Romania)
Effects of long term nCPAP treatment on patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrom D. Toraldo, G. Nicolardi, S. Della Tommasa, F. De Nuccio, F. Meleleo, C. Salerno (S. Cesario - Lecce, Lecce, San Cesario, Lecce, Italy)
Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in acute respiratory failure: experience at a university hospital M. Tor, M. E. Akkoyunlu, F. Erboy, L. Kart, R. Altin, F. Atalay (Zonguldak, Turkey)
The use of noninvasive mechanical ventilation in COPD with severe hypercapnic acidosis D. Kanmaz, E. Tuncay, A. Bahadir, N. Alkan, Y. Alturk (Istanbul, Turkey)
IPPB with temporary expiratory pressure (T-PEP) in surgical patients with COPD P. Fazzi, G. Girolami, R. Albertelli, M. Grana, F. Mosca, C. Giuntini (Pisa, Italy)
Estimation and correction of volumic and gas exchange disturbances in patients with high cardio-respiratory risk after extended lung resections P. Yablonsky, O. Maltseva, A. Pichurov, V. Bova, N. Khorokhordin (St. Petersburg, Russian Federation)
The effect of noninvasive ventilation on heart rate variability in COPD patients with hypercapnic respiratory failure M. Yazici, K. Uzun, S. Ulden, T. Teke, E. Maden, M. Kayrak (Konya, Turkey)
Blood pressure and heart rate variability response to noninvasive ventilation in patients with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease P. Skyba, P. Joppa, M. Orolin, Z. Dorkova, R. Tkacova (Košice, Slovakia)
Sleep architecture in patients with moderate to severe sleep apnea without daytime sleepiness V. Tudorache, S. Mihaicuta, D. Krohn (Timisoara, Romania)
Prognostic indicators in acute type II respiratory failure S. Ampikaipakan, P. Sankaran, V. Nadig, C. Ramsay (Norwich, United Kingdom)