1) Bioreactance and non-invasive arterial pressure curve analysis require more validation, especially in critically ill patients. 2) Non-calibrated pulse contour analysis is unreliable in critically ill patients receiving vasopressors. 3) Transpulmonary thermodilution devices using techniques like PiCCO can provide valuable information to clinical questions regarding shock such as fluid management and contractility through measurements of extravascular lung water, pulmonary vascular permeability index, and cardiac function index.