In 2016, the World Journal of Critical Care Medicine (WJCCM) has published the 4^th issue which containing 6 articles contributed by scientists worldwide. Among these comprehensive articles are (1) “Clinical decision support for drug related events: Moving towards better prevention”, a Minireviews by Sandra L Kane-Gill, PharmD, MSc, FCCM, FCCP, Associate Professor, et al from Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh, United States; (2) “Determination of functional prognosis in hospitalized patients following an intensive care admission”, an Original Article by Fernando S Guimaraes, PT, PhD, Associate Professor, et al from Rehabilitation Sciences Post-Graduation Program, Augusto Motta University Centre, Brazil, etc. We invite you to peruse all 6 articles in this issue, as they present the latest research progress/findings and provide insightful comments in critical care medicine that will guide basic research and clinical practice in these fields.

This journal is an open-access journal which allows free immediate access to all full-text articles. For details, please visit: Volume 5, Issue 3, November 4, 2016.

Figure 1 The cover of the issue. Editorial Board Member of World Journal of Critical Care Medicine, Hendrik Bracht, MD, Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University Clinic Ulm, 89073 Ulm, Germany

The WJCCM is a leading academic journal devoted to reporting the latest, cutting-edge research progress and findings of basic research and clinical practice in the field of critical care medicine. It was launched on February 4, 2012 and is published trimonthly (4 issues annually) by BPG, the world's leading professional clinical medical journal publishing company.

We encourage critical care medicine experts worldwide to submit manuscripts to the WJCCM describing their original basic or clinical research findings that are of high academic value and which report new diagnostic techniques or summarize their treatment experiences.

We invited the readers to download and read the E-Journal of this issue, at http://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3141/e-journal.htm.