Hemodynamic monitoring is essential in order to assess tissue oxygenation and to develop treatment strategies primarily in critically ill patients. Recent advances in hemodynamic monitoring have introduced a variety of different so-called less invasive techniques providing different and in part new additional parameters. The ease of use of these techniques may potentially result in their widespread application in different patient groups which may profit from different treatment strategies. Knowledge and understanding of these techniques and parameters are therefore of paramount importance in order to provide better care to patients.

We invite investigators to contribute original research articles as well as review articles that will stimulate the continuing efforts to understand the advantages and limitations of hemodynamic monitoring techniques, to apply new hemodynamic parameters, and to implement new treatment strategies.

We are particularly interested in articles describing concepts for the use of different techniques in specific patient groups, new insights into technological developments, advances in validation and implementation of new techniques, and current concepts in treatment based on different hemodynamic techniques with the influence of patient outcome. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Cardiac output assessed by invasive and minimally invasive techniques
• Pressure versus volumetric preload parameters
• Functional hemodynamic parameters
• ScvO2 and SvO2
• Echocardiography as a diagnostic tool in the perioperative setting
• Implementing microcirculation assessment into clinical practice
• Evidence-based approach to goal-directed fluid therapy
• Hemodynamic monitoring and outcome

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