The authors respond: Sepsis criteria and data interpretation

We wish to thanks the authors for their comments in the letter to the editor in regarding our study describing time to antibiotics for sepsis alerts called in the emergency department compared to those called in the field by emergency medical services [1]. We agree that the sample sizes were disproportionate between groups, however would point out that all patients within the specified timeframe were considered for our study. As both groups had large enough samples to have relatively stable estimates, the methodological impact or risk of bias is minimal.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Source Type: research