Series Editor: J. Christopher Farmer, MD, FCCM

Supplements to Critical Care Medicine are published at least four times per year and mailed with regular issues to all members and subscribers. Each supplement is devoted to a specific theme or topic relevant to recent developments in bench and bedside research, innovative technology, patient management, practice guidelines, quality improvement, ethics, medical and nursing administration, healthcare policy, and other areas appropriate to in-depth coverage.

Topics are selected by the Series Editor, J. Christopher Farmer, MD, FCCM, Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN. Each issue is developed by guest editors who invite authors that are experts in the subject. Shortened review time allows the most current information to get to readers in a timely fashion.

A Message from the Series Editor

Thank you for visiting the Critical Care Medicine supplements web page. We invite you to read and review these highly relevant publications. Each supplement is assembled and edited by recognized experts. The editors consistently select authors who are also acknowledged experts. These supplements are first and foremost scientific in their focus, but are also cutting edge, seek to educate, and are broadly applicable to bedside critical care professionals. We also select topics across a very broad range of critical care subjects. A selection of recent and pending supplement topics will confirm these goals:

Recently Published Supplements:

• Critical Surgical Illness: Preoperative Assessment and Planning - April 2004
• The Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines for the Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: Background, Recommendations, and Discussion From An Evidence-Based Review - November 2004
• Critical Care Medicine for Disasters, Terrorism, and Military Conflict - January 2005
• High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation for Adult Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Decade of Progress - March 2005
• Cellular and Molecular Biology for Intensivists: A Primer - December 2005

Upcoming Supplement Topics:

• Transfusion-Related Pulmonary Complications
• Improving the Quality of End-of-Life
• Management Ethics in the ICU

If you have an idea for a supplement topic, please read our Supplements Policy. If you have additional questions or would like more information, please contact the Editorial Office at journals@sccm.org.

We thank you for your interest,

J. Christopher Farmer, MD, FCCM

To review contents of recently published supplements, view Critical Care Medicine online.