title: Author's response to the letter to the editor.
authors.forename: Pey-Jen
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Hugh A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Cassiere
mesh_terms: D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010979:Platelet Function Tests / Q000379:methods*; D017713:Platelet Transfusion / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*