title: Rebuttal from Dr Marik et al.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA. Electronic address: marikpe@evms.edu.
authors.forename: Paul E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Marik
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: Karthik
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Raghunathan
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Banner Thunderbird Medical Center, Glendale, AZ.
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bloomstone
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000592:standards*; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000592:standards*; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000592:standards*