title: The authors reply.
authors.affiliation: Medical Intensive Care Unit, Paris-South University Hospitals, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Monnet
authors.forename: Jean-Louis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Teboul
mesh_terms: D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood*; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000097:blood*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D019344:Lactic Acid