P. Navalesi (Novara, Italy), C. Gregoretti (Turin, Italy)
NAVA and PSV ventilation in neuromuscular and COPD difficult-to-wean patients G. Vagheggini, S. Mazzoleni, E. Panait, S. Tarantino, M. C. Carrozza, N. Ambrosino (Volterra, Pisa, Italy)
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Systemic inflammatory response in the weaning process from mechanical ventilation (VM) in COPD & non-COPD H. Loureiro Koechlin, J. Sellares, M. Ferrer, M. Rinaudo, X. Filellar, R. Peralta, S. Terraneo, A. Torres (Barcelona, Spain)
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Influence of spontaneous breathing on systemic oxidative stress during ventilator weaning J. Sellares, H. Loureiro, M. Ferrer, M. Vila-Ubach, E. Barreiro, A. Torres (Barcelona, Mallorca, Spain)
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Emeregency percutaneous tracheotomy in failed intubation B. Beshey, T. Helmy, H. Asaad, E. Ibrahim (Alexandria, Egypt)
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Comparison of serial rapid shallow breathing index to serial CROP index in prediction of weaning outcome in critical care patients A. Taleon-Parazo, L. Uy (Quezon City, Philippines)
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VIDD during weaning: Comparison between pressure controlled and pressure support ventilation U. Olgemoeller, W. Koerber, C. P. Criée (Göttingen, Germany)
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The outcomes and prognostic factors in geriatric patients receiving invasive mechanical ventilation J. Lim, B. H. Jung, D. H. Kim, H. Kim (Gangneung, Cheonan, Busan, Republic Of Korea)
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Apneic oxygenation via nasal prongs at 10 L/min prevents hypoxemia during tracheal intubation for elective surgery C. Christodoulou, P. Rohald, T. Mullen, T. Tran, B. Hiebert, T. Lee, S. Sharma (Winnipeg, Canada)
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The effect of hyperglycemia on renal dysfunction associated with altered gene expression profiles in a rat model of mechanical ventilation W. Choi (Daegu, Republic Of Korea)
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Difficult to wean patients after cardiac and thoracic surgery: Outcome results of a regional weaning center G. Vagheggini, E. Panait, A. Di Paco, S. Mazzoleni, F. Guarracino, A. Zito, F. Mezzasalma, M. Digiorgio, D. Makhabah, N. Ambrosino (Volterra, Pisa, Italy)
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Comparison of pressure support and proportional assist ventilation with load-adjustable gain factors for weaning from mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients S. Sasikumar, V. Shanbhag, A. Shenoy, R. Unnikrishnan (Manipal, India)
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Proportional assist ventilation versus conventionl synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease K. Hussein, A. Hasan (Assiut, Egypt)
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A new method to measure cough pressure in intubated patients. Validity and usefulness as a predictor of extubation failure in ICU patients having succeded a spontaneous breathing trial M. Baz, E. Echavarria, P. Alzugaray, A. Biestro, M. Cancela, J. Cabrera (Montevideo, Uruguay)
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Utilization of sequential oxygenation index and organ dysfunction assessment within the first 3 days of mechanical ventilation to predict the outcome of adult patients with severe acute respiratory failure W. F. Fang, H. C. Kao, T. Y. Lai, H. L. Hung, Y. M. Chen, P. A. Chou, C. C. Wang, M. C. Lin (Kaohsiung, Chiayi, Taiwan)
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Effectiveness and safety of a protocolized mechanical ventilation and weaning strategy of COPD patients by respiratory therapists C. Kirakli, O. Edipoglu, I. Naz, P. Cimen, D. Tatar (Izmir, Turkey)
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Continuos positive airway pressure by helmet in exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis S. Baglioni, A. Eslami, P. Liuzzi, M. Abbritti, E. Scoscia, M. Dottorini (Perugia, Italy)
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Optimisation of tidal volume (Vt) for minimising tidal lung overdistension during mechanical ventilation in ALI/ARDS: A modelling approach E. Zannin, P. Frykholm, R. Dellacà (Milan, Italy; Uppsala, Sweden)
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Time to adjust to changes in ventilation settings varies significantly between different T-piece resuscitators, self-inflating bags and manometer equipped self-inflating bags J. Hartung, S. Dold, M. ThioLluch, G. Schmalisch, A. B. tePas, C. C. Roehr (Berlin, Germany; Melbourne, Australia; Leiden, Netherlands)
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