Respiratory disorders of the newborn

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: R. Ross-Russell (Cambridge, United Kingdom), P. Papoff (Rome, Italy)

Prediction of respiratory outcome in fetuses with congenital diaphragmatic hernia who undergo fetoscopic endotracheal occlusion M. Prendergast, J. Jani, K. Nicolaides, A. Greenough (London, United Kingdom)
Neural respiratory drive assessed by measuring the diaphragm electromyography in infants weaning from mechanical ventialtion K. Swist-Szulik, Z. Kassim, C. Reilly, J. Moxham, A. Greenough, G. Rafferty (London, United Kingdom)
Influence of gestational age at birth on the diaphragm pressure time product D. S. Patel, G. Rafferty, S. Lee, S. Hannam, A. Greenough (London, United Kingdom)
The use of BiPAP in children with acute respiratory failure S. Oktem, Z. S. Uyan, E. Çakir, R. E. Senay, R. Ersu, B. Karadag, F. Karakoc, E. Dagli (Istanbul, Turkey)
Assessment of BiPAP ventilation via tracheostomy tube supported for children with chronic respiratory failure T. M. Wang, J. D. Wang (Taichung, Taiwan)
Analysis of ventilation and hemodynamic changes resulting from noninvasive bilevel pressure mechanical ventilation applied to newborn with acute pneumonia K. Bertsun, D. Dmytriiev, K. Dmytriieva, O. Katilov, O. Mazulov (Vinnitsa, Ukraine)
High frequency oscillatory ventilation for respiratory failure due to gastroschisis K. Bertsun, D. Dmytriiev, K. Dmytriieva (Vinnitsa, Ukraine)
Application of noninvasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure after thoracic surgery D. Dmytriiev, K. Bertsun (Vinnitsa, Ukraine)
Premorbid abnormal lung function, maturity at birth and risk for RSV lower respiratory tract infections S. Drysdale, T. Wilson, M. Smith, G. Rafferty, M. Zuckerman, A. Greenough (London, United Kingdom)
Respiratory status in premature children with BPD – follow up S. Galbova, M. Caparoska, O. Zafirovski, Z. Sarevska, B. Dimceva (Skopje, Fyrom)
Screening surfactant protein genes in patients with hereditary pulmonary surfactant deficiency – UK experience A. Gupta, L. Jenkins, C. Archer, G. Norbury, Q. Mok (London, United Kingdom)
Cardiovascular response to acute hypoxia in 8-12 year old children with chronic lung disease of prematurity S. Joshi, J. M. Edwards, D. G. Wilson, M. Drayton, A. G. Fraser, S. Kotecha (Cardiff, United Kingdom)
Can echocardiography be used to measure right ventricular dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension in newborn infants? S. Joshi, J. M. Edwards, D. G. Wilson, J. K. Wong, A. G. Fraser, S. Kotecha (Cardiff, United Kingdom)
Development of in-vitro models for aerosolized surfactant therapy to support customization of a novel nebulizer system based on eflow technology M. Tservistas, C. Fuchs, R. Egle, U. Fleschhut, S. Ederer, A. Nikolai, K. Reul, S. Maresch, G. Hochwimmer, M. Keller, M. Knoch (Munich, Germany)
Effect of deadspace reduction by the Kolobow tube on blood gases in small ventilated surfactant-depleted piglets H. Proquitté, C. C. Roehr, G. Schmalisch (Berlin, Germany)
High tidal volume ventilation is not deleterious in infant rats exposed to severe hemorrhage V. Cannizzaro, L. Berry, P. Nicholls, Z. Hantos, P. Sly (Perth, Murdoch, Australia; Zurich, Switzerland; Szeged, Hungary)
High peep produced more stable respiratory mechanics than recruitment maneuvers in an infant rat pneumonia model V. Cannizzaro, P. Nicholls, L. Berry, Z. Hantos, P. Sly (Perth, Murdoch, Australia; Zurich, Switzerland; Szeged, Hungary)
Inhaled no decreased endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression in normal newborn rat lungs T. Hua-Huy, S. Duong-Quy, X. K. Tang, H. Pham, J. Pansiot, P. Olivier, O. Baud, J. C. Mercier, A. T. Dinh-Xuan (Paris, France)
Urine levels of plasticizers in children on long-term mechanical ventilation via PVC tracheostomy tubes G. Bjorling, M. Laub, C. Frostell, R. E. Aune, S. Karlsson, B. A. G. Jönsson (Stockholm, Lund, Sweden; Copenhagen, Denmark)