title: The authors reply.
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, and Nijmegen Institute for Infection, Inflammation and Immunity (N4i), Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands Department of Medical Informatics, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Department of Medical Informatics, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and National Intensive Care Evaluation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pickkers
authors.forename: Niels
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Peek
authors.forename: Nicolet
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: de Keizer
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male