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Slide PresentationPRESENTED ON: Monday, March 24, 2014 at 10:45 AM - 11:45 AMPURPOSE: Recently, the CAT is recommended as a promising tool for assessing the impact of COPD on the indivudual patient. Although it was known that COPD patients have a high frequency of comorbidities, little known about the contribution of these comorbidities to CAT score. We aimed to assess the impact of comorbidities on disease specific health status as assessed by CAT in patients with stable COPD. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Sibel Atis Nayci, Eylem Sercan Özgür, Cengiz Özge, Yasin Duman, Ahmet IlvanNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Thoracic Surgery PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Surgery is the best treatment choice for most of pulmonary lesions. Pulmonary function tests (PFT) play an important role in this process by assessing the risks and the functional effects of the procedure. Our goal was to evaluate the impact of lung resection surgery on pulmonary function. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Marta Sousa, Vitor Melo, Eloisa Silva, Jorge Vale, João Silva, Bárbara Rodrigues, António TorresNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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OSA & COPD PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: To analyze the characteristics of OSAHS patients with and without COPD. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Elena Ojeda, Jose Miguel Rodriguez, Liliana Moran, Paula Rodriguez, Soledad Lopez, Pilar DeLucasNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Miscellaneous Case Report PostersSESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Hyperventilation refers to rapid or deep breathing and is commonly associated with panic and anxiety. Other common causes include somatisation, severe pain, infection, ketoacidosis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary embolism and heart failure. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Rui Ya Soh, Anne HsuNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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OSA PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Home single-channel nasal pressure (HNP) may be an alternative to polysomnography (PSG) for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) diagnosis but no cost studies have been carried out. Automatic scoring is simpler but generally less effective than manual scoring. Objectives: To determine the diagnostic efficacy and cost of both scorings (automatic and manual) compared with PSG, taking as a polysomnographic OSA diagnosis a clinical-epidemiological apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) cut-off point (≥5) and a clinical-therapeutic AHI cut-off point (≥15). ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Juan F. Masa, Joaquín Durán-Cantolla, Francisco Capote, Marta Cabello, Jorge Abad, Francisco Garcia-Rio, Antoni Ferrer, Merche Mayos, Nicolás Mangado, Mónica de la Peña, Felipe Aizpuru, Ferran Barbé, Jose M. MontserratNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.