Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in acute and chronic respiratory failure – a broad field

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: A. Cuvelier (Rouen, France), P. Navalesi (Pavia, Italy)
Non invasive mechanical ventilation (NIV) in respiratory ward: effectiveness in COPD and non COPD patients
S. K. Strambi, D. Giannini, M. Serradori, N. Ambrosino (Pisa, Italy)
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Is noninvasive ventilation underutilised in a Romanian respiratory intensive care unit from a pneumology hospital?
M. Ciontu, A. Macri, G. Cadar, R. Stoica (Bucharest, Romania)
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Noninvasive ventilation in a high dependence unit – a real world experience
C. A. Damas, C. I. Andrade, S. A. Ferreira, J. S. Almeida, J. P. Araujo, P. M. Bettencourt (Porto, Portugal)
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Noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV) in acute on chronic respiratory failure in an internal medicine ward. Determinants of nurse workload and hospital length of stay
G. Vagheggini, I. Pisani, R. Capiferri, A. Tafi, G. Sibilia, P. Galli, N. Ambrosino (Volterra, Livorno, Pisa, Italy)
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Is there a learning curve in NIV for acute ventilatory failure? A two year experience
D. D. Pandit, M. Doherty (Dudley, United Kingdom)
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Non invasive ventilation (NIV) usage in acute exacerbation COPD and its impact on moods and quality of life (QoL)
S. A. Husain, A. K. Kavidasan, S. Sarfaraz, F. Paciello, R. L. Cannings-John, A. B. Millar, N. A. Jarad (Bristol, Cardiff, United Kingdom)
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A prospective study for improvement of acute asthma by non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV)
T. Soma, M. Hino, K. Kida, S. Kudoh (Chiba, Tokyo, Japan)
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Role of non invasive ventilation in ARDS patients
S. K. Katiyar, S. Bihari, L. Singh, T. Rawat (Kanpur, India)
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Effect of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) on left ventricular (LV) function, B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and markers of systemic inflammation in patients with refractory heart failure
S. Avdeev, X. Popova, G. Nekludova, A. Chuchalin (Moscow, Russian Federation)
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Evaluation of CO2 rebreathing associated to use of tubular spacers located between mask and expiratory valve in volumetric ventilators. A pilot study in healthy volunteers
D. Samolski, R. Guell, N. Calaf, P. Casan, A. Anton (Barcelona, Spain)
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Performance of a novel humidification device for high flow oxygen therapy
N. H. Tiffin, T. Q. Tran, L. A. Weinstein (Midlothian, United States Of America)
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Assessment of tuberculosis pleural effusions volume before and after treatment with noninvasive continuous positive airway pressure
J. F. Oliveira, F. C. Mello, A. L. Boechat, R. Souza Rodrigues, S. L. Menezes (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
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The effects of long-term nocturnal bi-level ventilatory support on gas exchange in stable cystic fibrosis
R. Soni, M. Milross, C. Dobbin, I. H. Young, P. T. P. Bye (Gosford, Sydney, Australia)
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