This CHEST collection contains reviews in critical care medicine. The Section Editors, Howard L. Corwin, MD, FCCP, and Curtis N. Sessler, MD, FCCP, have developed a “curriculum” of topics most important to this area and have invited experts in the field to provide concise summaries of the most current information on a given topic. Recent contributions have included subjects such as massive transfusion and a series on managing pain in the ICU.