title: Early goal-directed mobilisation after surgery - Authors' reply.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Universität Duisburg-Essen, Klinik für Anaesthesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Essen, Germany. Electronic address: meikermann@partners.org.
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eikermann
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Anaesthesiologie, Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Stefan J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Schaller
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kasotakis
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA, Australia.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anstey
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Houle
mesh_terms: D004434:Early Ambulation; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans