Chronic respiratory failure, airway management and weaning

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: C. Carvalho (LeçA Palmeira Matosinhos, Portugal), T. Celikel (Istanbul, Turkey)
COPD with and without exacerbation: comparison of respiratory mechanics during mechanical ventilation
A. Amygdalou, M. Moukas, A. Katagi, C. Katsanos, C. Koubaniou, S. H. Constantopoulos, C. E. Mandragos, P. K. Behrakis, M. P. Vassiliou (Athens, Ioannina, Greece)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Characteristics and outcome of patients admitted to intensive care with acute exacerbation of COPD
M. Ali, B. Venkatamuniraju, J. Quint, A. El-Sheikh, D. Mukherjee, B. Yung, D. Lowe, J. Samuel (Basildon, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Rapid shallow breathing, a salvage strategy
D. Dellweg, P. Haidl, T. Barchfeld, P. Appelhans, D. Koehler (Schmallenberg, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Exhaled breath condensate collection: a comparison between face mask and mouth piece
G. G. Milani, M. Zanardelli, B. Dallari, V. Valenti, M. A. Romolotti, L. Allegra (Milan, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Monitoring carbon dioxide tension and arterial oxygen saturation using TOSCA monitoring in general respiratory ward
N. Naji, M. Uzbeck, S. Wilson, M. Davoren, U. Quinn, J. J. Gilmartin (Co. Galway, Ireland)
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Time course of serum leptin and markers of systemic inflammation during acute hypercapnic respiratory failure in patients with COPD and obesity-hypoventilation syndrome (OHS)
S. Avdeev, G. Nuralieva, A. Chuchalin (Moscow, Russian Federation)
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Hemoptysis; etiology and outcomes in a university hospital – retrospective evaluation of 132 patients
A. Ilgazli, S. Topcu, E. Ciftci, S. T. Liman, I. Basyigit, F. Yildiz, M. Bakir (Kocaeli, Turkey)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Adenosine deaminase ADA as a zinc-metalicenzyme in the differential diagnostic pleural effusions of tuberculoisis and malignant etiology
M. S. Djordjevic, S. T. Djordjevic, R. G. Djordjevic (Sokobanja, Serbia And Montenegro)
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Does admission from different sources influence ICU outcome in patients with COPD
G. Gursel, A. Acar (Ankara, Turkey)
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Sedation in COPD patients mechanically ventilated due to acute respiratory failure: the prognostic effects of its duration more than 24 hours
N. Adiguzel, H. Altinoz, T. Yarkin, Z. Karakurt, N. Kapakli, O. Y. Mocin (Istanbul, Turkey)
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Differential therapy of acute respiratory failure (ARF) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with predominance of emphysema (PE) and predominance of bronchitis (PB)
A. V. Markin, T. I. Martynenko (Barnaul, Russian Federation)
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Activity and cost analysis in a weaning centre
E. M. Clini, P. Siddu, L. Trianni, M. T. Nobile (Modena, Pavullo (MO), Italy)
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To identify mortality rate and related factors in respiratory care unit patients
G. Altiay, E. Tabakoglu, L. Ozturk, L. Cevirme, B. Tokuc, O. N. Hatipoglu, T. Caglar (Edirne, Turkey)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Respiratory rehabilitation in the chronic obstructive lung diseases
S. T. Djordjevic, M. S. Djordjevic, R. G. Djordjevic, M. S. Djordjevic (Sokobanja, Serbia And Montenegro)
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Development and validation of multifactorial risks index in predicting post operative pulmonary complications following cardiac and thoracic surgery
O. M. A. Panlaqui, T. S. De Guia (Quezon City, Philippines)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Invasive mechanical ventilation in patients with acute respiratory failure: comparison of obstructive and restrictive diseases
H. Altinoz, N. Adiguzel, Z. Karakurt, T. Yarkin, I. Ozmen, G. Gungor (Istanbul, Turkey)
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