title: Reply to D.J. Sargent et al.
authors.affiliation: Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: Bengt
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Glimelius
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Klinik des Universitätsklinikums Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
authors.forename: Werner Max
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Hohenberger
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Klinik des Universitätsklinikums Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
authors.forename: Klaus E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Matzel
authors.affiliation: Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugihara
authors.affiliation: St James's University Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Quirke