title: The authors reply.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care San Raffaele Scientific Institute Milan, ItalyDivision of Cardiac Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Azienda Ospedaliera Dei Colli, V Monaldi, Naples, ItalyAnesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, ItalyDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, ItalyDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, ItalyDepartment of Intensive Care, Austin Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Landoni
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pisano
authors.forename: Rosetta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lobreglio
authors.forename: Rosalba
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lembo
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mucchetti
authors.forename: Rinaldo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bellomo
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality*