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Transplantation PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: We developed a protocol to procure human lungs from victims of cardiac arrest in an urban county in North Carolina by co-operation with Emergency Medical Services (EMS), our organ procurement organization (OPO), and our hospital, and evaluate them for transplant suitability with EVLP (XVIVO™). ⋯ Thomas Egan: Other: Received donations-in-kind (equipment and supplies) from XVIVO for this research, Shareholder: and Founder, X-In8 Biologicals Corporation, deveoping products to reduce ischemia-reperfusion injury for transplant. My spouse is paid hourly for bookkeeping of NIH-funded grants., Fiduciary position (of any organization, association, society, etc, other than ACCP: President and founder of Lung Banks of America, a 501(c)3 Corporation whose mission is to promote lung retrieval from non-heart-beating donors. I am not paid. My spouse will be paid to administer a subcontract on a NIH-funded subcontract as Sect-Treasurer., Grant monies (from sources other than industry): This work was supported by NIH grant 1RC2HL101641-01, which paid part of my salary John Blackwell: Other: My PI and my Department received donations-in-kind (equipment and supplies) from XVIVO for this project, Grant monies (from sources other than industry): This work was supported by NIH grant 1RC2HL101641-01, which paid part of my salary Lolita Forrest: Other: My PI and my Department received donations-in-kind (equipment and supplies) from XVIVO for this project, Grant monies (from sources other than industry): This work was supported by NIH grant 1RC2HL101641-01, which paid part of my salary William Simmons: Other: My PI and my Department received donations-in-kind (equipment and supplies) from XVIVO for this project, Grant monies (from sources other than industry): This work was supported by NIH grant 1RC2HL101641-01, which paid part of my salary Katherine Birchard: Grant monies (from sources other than industry): This work was supported by NIH grant 1RC2HL101641-01, which paid part of my salary William Funkhouser: Grant monies (from sources other than industry): This work was supported by NIH grant 1RC2HL101641-01, which paid part of my salary Boming Dong: Other: My PI and my Department received donations-in-kind (equipment and supplies) from XVIVO for this project, Grant monies (from sources other than industry): This work was supported by NIH grant 1RC2HL101641-01, which paid part of my salary Staci Beamer: Other: My PI and my Department received donations-in-kind (equipment and supplies) from XVIVO for this project Sheakar Reddy: Grant monies (from sources other than industry): This work was supported by NIH grant 1RC2HL101641-01, which paid part of my salary Nissa Casey: Grant monies (from sources other than industry): This work was supported by NIH grant 1RC2HL101641-01, which paid part of my salary The following authors have nothing to disclose: J Brent Meyers, Michael Bachman, Ginger Delario, Danielle NiedfeldtEx-vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) is not approved by the FDA in humans for transplant. EVLP of lungs retrieved after death is also not approved for use in humans. The presenter has an IDE from the FDA and UNC IRB approval to offer suitable lungs retrieved after death assessed by EVLP for transplant to consented patients.
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Interstitial Lung Disease CasesSESSION TYPE: Case ReportsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 09:00 AM - 10:00 AMINTRODUCTION: A Niemann-Pick disease is caused by sphingomyelinase deficiency resulting in the accumulation of sphingomyelin in various cell types. Prognosis varies in accordance with organ involvement. The case presented relates to subtype B, characterized by visceral involvement and no neurological deficit. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Ines Sanches, Cidália Rodrigues, Fátima Teixeira, Yvette MartinsNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Critical Care Posters IISESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Standard textbooks still report conventional classification charts for the shock states. New modalities such as stroke volume variability and pulse pressure variability in addition to the widespread availability and use of ultrasound in modern intensive care units should be included in the schematics for shock management. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Ramakant sharma, William McGee, Adam AdlerNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Asthma PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: To determinate the prevalence of bacterial colonization in severe persistent bronchial asthma and variables related airway inflammation, systemic, pulmonary function and clinical behavior ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Estefania Sanchez, Carlos martinez Rivera, Felipe Andreo, Pere Serra, Cristina Prat, Jose Sanz, Jose Dominguez, Joan Ruiz, Marisa Rivera Ortún, David Ramos, Gloria BonetNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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COPD Epidemiology & Physiology PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Common techniques used to measure lung volumes may yield inaccurate results in patients with large bullae. Plethysmography may overestimate while gas dilution may underestimate functional lung volumes. Auto Smart Segmentation (SS) is used by radiation physicists to accurately map lung portions receiving radiation therapy. It uses contouring methodology to trace and accurately measure volume of contoured anatomic structures. Hypothesis. Contouring of bullae on thoracic Computed Tomography (CT) and digital subtraction of contoured volumes using SS will yield accurate lung volumes unaffected by technical limitations or patient effort. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Basim Dubaybo, Sikandar AnsariNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.