Topic of the Week October 16th to 22nd 2017 Burns Monday Lorente. Update in the management of critically ill burned patients. Med Intensiva 2016;40:46-8 Tuesday Vivó. Initial evaluation and management of the critical burn patient. Med Intensiva 2016;40:49-59 Wednesday Bittner. Acute and Perioperative Care of the Burn-injured Patient. Anesthesiology 2015;122:448-464 Thursday Enkhbaatar. Pathophysiology, research challenges, and clinical management of smoke inhalation injury. Lancet 2016;388(10052):1437–1446 Friday Porter. The metabolic stress response to burn trauma: current understanding and therapies. Lancet 2016;388(10052):1417–1426 Saturday Hidalgo. Infections in critically ill burn patients. Med Intensiva 2016;40:179-85 Sunday Finnerty. Hypertrophic scarring: the greatest unmet challenge after burn injury. Lancet 2016;388(10052):1427–1436