title: [Sleep-apnea syndrome, mechanical ventilation and critical care in Archivos de Bronconeumología (December 2009-December 2010)].
abstract: The present study aims to review all the major articles on respiratory sleep disorders, mechanical ventilation, and respiratory critical care published in the last year in Archivos de bronconeumología. Between December 2009 and November 2010, 15 studies on these topics were published in Archivos de bronconeumología. Ten of these studies dealt with respiratory sleep disorders, consisting of six original articles, one special article, one review article, one letter to the editor and one supplement on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and its association with sleep apneas. Five articles were published on non-invasive mechanical ventilation: one editorial, one special article, one article in a supplement and two original articles. As in previous years, there was a marked difference in the number of articles published on non-invasive mechanical ventilation and sleep-apnea syndrome, with a greater number of articles being published on the latter. Although some articles highlight the importance of the place where ventilation is commenced, no study specifically dealing with intermediate care units was published in Archivos de bronconeumología in 2010. This absence could be interpreted as a result of the low implantation of this type of unit in Spain, contrasting with the high activity undertaken in this field by pneumology services.
authors.affiliation: Unidad Básica de Trastornos Respiratorios del Sueño, Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, España; Comisión Ejecutiva del Área de Trastornos Respiratorios del Sueño, Ventilación Mecánica y Cuidados Críticos (TRS-VM-CC), España.
authors.forename: Araceli
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abad Fernández
authors.forename: Irene Cano
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Pumarega
authors.forename: Concepción
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hernández
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sampol
authors.forename: Joaquín
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Terán-Santos
mesh_terms: D015706:Bibliometrics; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006701:Home Nursing; D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D063087:Noninvasive Ventilation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015272:Pulmonary Medicine / Q000639:trends*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D012138:Respiratory Therapy / Q000639:trends; D012139:Respiratory Therapy Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D012648:Self Care; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013030:Spain; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000639:trends*