Coverage Areas

The journal considers manuscripts in (but not limited to):

• Critical care: sepsis and shock, ARDS/respiratory failure, mechanical ventilation strategies, ECMO, sedation/analgesia/delirium, ICU nutrition, renal replacement therapy, hemodynamic monitoring, ICU ultrasound, transfusion and coagulopathy, neurocritical care, and ICU complications.
• Acute and general medicine: acute cardiac care, acute respiratory and renal syndromes, diabetes emergencies, toxicology, perioperative medicine, hospital medicine, antimicrobial stewardship, fever of unknown origin, and complex multimorbidity.
• Infectious diseases and public health in acute care: outbreak preparedness, antimicrobial resistance, infection prevention and control, vaccine impact on severe disease, and syndromic surveillance relevant to hospitals/ICUs.
• Quality, safety, and value: patient safety, ICU bundles, clinical pathways, triage and escalation, readmissions, length of stay, resource utilization, and cost-effectiveness.
• Diagnostics and therapeutics: clinical trials, comparative effectiveness research, point-of-care testing, imaging/ultrasound, biomarkers, and decision support tools (including validated AI/ML in clinical workflows).
• Special populations: geriatrics and frailty in acute care, pregnancy-related critical illness, immunocompromised patients, and chronic disease exacerbations requiring high-acuity care.
• Ethics, communication, and end-of-life care: goals of care, prognostication, shared decision-making, and culturally sensitive practice in critical illness.