title: The authors reply.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Sleep Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina Medicine, Charleston, SC Department of Medicine, Memorial Hospital, Chattanooga, TN Department of Health Care Leadership and Management Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Sleep Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Goodwin
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Rice
authors.forename: Kit N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Simpson
authors.forename: Dee W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Ford
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000628:therapy*