Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in acute respiratory failure

Poster Discussion
Chairs: Maria Paola Arellano-Maric (Cologne, Germany), Marcus Schultz (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Diaphragmatic ultrasonography during spontaneous breathing trials in critically ill patients: Can it identify weaning failure? Savino Spadaro (Ferrarra, Italy), Savino Spadaro, Francesca Dalla Corte, Gaetano Scaramuzzo, Elisabetta Marangoni, Carlo Alberto Volta
Effect of non-patient-level factors on mortality in intensive care units YoungRak Choi (cheongju, Republic of Korea), YoungRak Choi, Jin Young An, Sang-Yong Eom, Gyu Rak Chon, Jae Young Moon, Sun-Jung Kwon
Is airway driving pressure a good predictor of lung stress during mechanical ventilation for ARDS? Davide Chiumello (Milan, Italy), Davide Chiumello, Matteo Brioni, Eleonora Carlesso, Andrea Colombo, Francesco Crimella, Massimo Cressoni
Acute respiratory failure in progressive neurological diseases: What is important for intensive care unit and long-term survival? Ülgen Yalaz Tekan (Istanbul, Turkey), Ülgen Yalaz Tekan, Emine Aksoy, Feyza Kargin, Rabia Sari, Cüneyt Saltürk, Fulya Çiyiltepe, Dilek Yavuz, Gökay Güngör, Nalan Adigüzel, Zuhal Karakurt
Speckle tracking echography allows sonographic assessment of diaphragmatic loading Eline Oppersma (Enschede, Netherlands), Eline Oppersma, Nima Hatam, Jonne Doorduin, Johannes van der Hoeven, Gernot Marx, Andreas Goetzenich, Leo Heunks, Christian Bruells
Noninvasive detection of positive end-expiratory pressure in COPD patients recovering from acute respiratory failure Lara Pisani (Bologna, Italy), Lara Pisani, Emanuele Bernardi, Luca Fasano, Marco Ferrari, Nadia Corcione, Francesco Tosello, Elisa Pizzolato, Bruno Tartaglino, Stefano Nava
High-frequency chest wall oscillation assessment by electrical impedance tomography in intubated patients Federico Longhini (Borgomanero, Italy), Federico Longhini, Marco Ambrogio Cattaneo, Jean Marie Marion, Ramona Lungu, Erica Dellara, Gianluca Gugliotta, Andrea Gusmano, Chiara Ronco, Paolo Navalesi
Usefulness of electrical activity of diaphragm and ability to wean from ventilator Naparat Amornputtisathaporn (Nonthaburi, Thailand), Naparat Amornputtisathaporn, Jaipak Kaemapairoj, Prapaporn Pornsuriyasak, Theerasuk Kawamatawong, Viboon Boonsarngsuk
Central venous oxygen saturation as predictor of a successful spontaneous breathing trial outcome in mechanically ventilated patients Afroditi Boutou (Thessaloniki, Greece), Ioannis Georgakas, Afroditi Boutou, Georgia Pitsiou, Ioannis Kioumis, Milly Bitzani, Apostolos Sgouradis, Paraskevi Argyropoulou, Ioannis Stanopoulos
Disseminated intravascular coagulation profiles in patients with septic shock on ECMO Sunghoon Park (Anyang, Republic of Korea), Sunghoon Park, Dong-Gyu Kim, Dae-Young Cheon, Hyoung Soo Kim, Sun Hee Lee
The negative effect of initial high-dose methylprednisolone and tapering regimen for acute respiratory distress syndrome: A retrospective propensity matched cohort study Makoto Takaki (Kumamoto, Japan), Makoto Takaki, Kazuya Ichikado, Kodai Kawamura
Introducing the Homburg lung: Efficacy and safety of a minimal-invasive system for extracorporeal CO2 removal Frederik Seiler (Saarbrücken, Germany), Frederik Seiler, Franziska Trudzinski, Annegret Kamp, Konstantinos Tsitouras, Oliver Linn, Carlos Metz, Philip Böhmer, Ralf Kaiser, Sebastian Fähndrich, Heinrike Wilkens, Hendrik Haake, Robert Bals, Philipp Lepper
Electric impedance tomography to predict weaning and extubation failure Federico Longhini (Borgomanero, Italy), Federico Longhini, Cristina Andreoni, Jessica Maugeri, Marco Ambrogio Cattaneo, Jean Marie Marion, Chiara Ronco, Camilla Cavicchi, Sergio Pintaudi, Paolo Navalesi
Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation for the treatment of acute hypoxic respiratory failure with altered consciousness level Mariko Kogo (Hyogo prefecture, Japan), Mariko Kogo, Kazuma Nagata, Jiro Ito, Yuki Sato, Shunsuke Teraoka, Ryoji Kato, Ryoko Shimizu, Daichi Fujimoto, Atsushi Nakagawa, Kojiro Otsuka, Keisuke Tomii
Acquired coagulation disorders during extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal Franziska Trudzinski (Homburg/Saar, Germany), Franziska Trudzinski, Frederik Seiler, Sebastian Fähndrich, Franziska Kaestner, Monika Flaig, Tom Wolf, Ralf M. Muellenbach, Robert Bals, Christian Lensch, Philipp M. Lepper
Non-invasive ventilation in the emergency department from 2004-2015 Marion Christine Carteciano (Singapore, Singapore), Marion Christine Carteciano, Irwani Ibrahim, Y.H. Chan, Malcolm Mahadevan, Tow Keang Lim
Aggressive treatment of simple pleural effusion in ventilated patients: Pigtail catheters versus thoracostomy Alexander Samokhvalov (Haifa, Israel), Alexander Samokhvalov, Edward Altman, Amos Szabo, Tatiana Haj, Olga Rutsky, Nicola Makhoul
Physiological value of expiratory pause in one-lung high frequency jet ventilation Igor Medvinskiy (Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation), Igor Medvinskiy, Sergey Skornyakov, Dmitriy Eremeev