We summarize original research in the field of critical care nephrology accepted or published in 2012 in Critical Care and, when considered relevant or directly linked to this research, in other journals. Three main topics have been identified for a rapid overview: acute kidney injury, detailed in some pathogenetic and epidemiological aspects; fluid overload as a predictor of mortality both in ...

whose revenues continue to increase, the society remains in outstanding financial health. Society membership increased during FY 2012: membership-only subscriptions increased from 456 in 2011 to 732 in 2012, while society membership + journal subscriptions increased from 239 in 2011 to 313 in 2012. The society used its income to publish its two journals, MBE and GBE, and to support its annual m...

Outcomes research plays a key role in defining the effects of medical care in critical care. Last year Critical Care published a number of papers that evaluated patient-centered and policy-relevant outcomes. We present this review article focusing on key reported outcomes associated with severe community-acquired pneumonia, mortality associated with decisions regarding triage to the ICU, and bo...

Geriatric medicine has an encyclopaedic sweep, reflecting the complexity of both the ageing process and of our patient group. Keeping up with, and making sense of, the relevant scientific literature is challenging, especially as ageing has increased in prominence as a focus of research across many branches of the sciences and the humanities. This review of research published in 2012 in generali...

Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) established the Paper of the Year Award in 2008 to recognize high­quality papers published in the journal (Tilson 2008). Starting in 2011, EHP decided to recog nize two papers each year (Tilson 2011). The EHP Classic Paper of the Year is the research article, commentary, or review that is the most highly cited over the preceding 60 months. The winner of t...

Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) established the Paper of the Year in 2008 (Tilson 2008) as a way of highlighting high-quality articles published in the journal. The EHP Classic Paper of the Year is given to the most highly cited Research Article, Commentary, or Review Article over the preceding 60 months. We are proud to announce that the 2012 EHP Classic Paper of the Year is “Exposure ...