title: The author replies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics - Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Universidade de Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cordeiro Ventura
mesh_terms: D004298:Dopamine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D004298:Dopamine; D004837:Epinephrine