Addresses topics such as: the role of surgeons in the development of critical care, hemodynamic monitoring at the bedside, management of severe sepsis, critical care issues in the early management of severe trauma, management of infection, pharmacologic support of the failing heart, and cost effective care in the ICU.

This issue will address topics such as: the role of surgeons in the development of critical care, hemodynamic monitoring at the bedside, management of severe sepsis, critical care issues in the early management of severe trauma, management of infection, pharmacologic support of the failing heart, and cost effective care in the ICU.