title: Rebuttal from Drs Mermis and Simpson.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS.
authors.forename: Joel D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Mermis
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS. Electronic address: ssimpson3@kumc.edu.
authors.forename: Steven Q
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: Simpson
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors