title: The authors reply.
authors.affiliation: Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence, RI, and University of Limerick, Limerick, IrelandRhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Providence, RI.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Casserly
authors.forename: Mitchell M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Levy
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007773:Lactates / Q000097:blood*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000097:blood* / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D007773:Lactates