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Comorbidities of OSA PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: To investigate the prevalence and impact of undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and to compare 3 different clinical survey methods: Epworth, Berlin, and Sleep Apnea Clinical Score. Secondary objectives were to study post-operative clinical outcomes. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Mark Fenton, Samuel Stewart, Robert Skomro, John Reid, John Gjevre, David Cotton, Ankona Banarjee, Taras Mycyk, Dorothy Thomson, Greg DalshaugNo 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 assess the knowledge about asthma from employees of a public school in a large urban center in Brazil ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Ana Carla Coelho, Carolina Souza-Machado, Thiara Silva de Oliveira, Tássia Nascimento, Jane Cabral, Adelmir Souza-MachadoNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Telemedicine PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: To determine if an early assisted discharge program for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations, with telemonitoring and telephone control, is equally effective and more efficient in terms of use of health care resources, that a home care provided by hospital department respiratory ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Patricia Mínguez, Beatriz Cadavid, Carmen Mata, Rosa Malo, Miriam Aguilar, Manuel Valle, Andrea Trisan, Antolín Lopez, Mario Pascual, Juan Fragua, Piedad UssettiNo 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: Asses relationship between a poor clinical outcome in patients and therapeutic pressure variation determined by Auto CPAPMETHODS: Patients with poor clinical outcome after establishing fixed pressure CPAP with formula (F cpap), were placed in 3 groups according to the reasons for poor control: low tolerance, no clinical improvement and bad therapeutic adherence. All patients were titulated with auto cpap (a cpap). We evaluated clinical and polygraphic characteristics and looked for relationship between these reasons and the parameters analyzed. Variable was the pressure difference f cpap-a cpap. We compared this difference with clinical improvement, therapeutic adherence and tolerance using the U test of Mann Whitney. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Deisy Barrios Barreto, Eva Mañas Baena, Carolina Gotera, Carolina Jurkojc Mohremberger, Javier Garcia Leaniz, Patricia Lazo Meneses, Patricia Castro Acosta, Rosa Mirambeaux Villalona, Maria SalazarNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Cancer Case Report Posters IISESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Mediastinal Teratoma is a benign tumor with rare complications. On very few occasions its rupture can produce mediastinitis, fistula to the pericardium, pleura or bronchus. Our aim was to report the evolution of a patient with a cystic teratoma with bronchial fistula. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Aurelio Wangüemert Pérez, Rita Gil, Sergio Fumero, Helena Hernandez Rodriguez, Jose Maria Hernandez Perez, Raquel Rodriguez Delgado, Nuria ManesNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.