title: The authors reply.
authors.affiliation: Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA Department of Pediatrics, Harvard University School of Medicine, Boston, MA Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO Department of Pediatrics, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA Department of Emergency Medicine, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC Children's Hospital Association, Overland Park, KS Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Fran
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Balamuth
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Neuman
authors.forename: Halden
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brady
authors.forename: Reid
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Farris
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McClead
authors.forename: Katie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hayes
authors.forename: Raina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: Matt
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Samir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alpern
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D038801:International Classification of Diseases / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000453:epidemiology*