title: The authors reply.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshifumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Asada
authors.forename: Kent
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Doi
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure