title: The authors reply.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, and Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit, National University Health System, Singapore Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, and Department of Cardiopulmonary Bypass, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, and Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Graeme
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: MacLaren
authors.forename: Song
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lou
authors.forename: Warwick
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Butt
mesh_terms: D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006441:Hemoglobin A / Q000032:analysis*; D006461:Hemolysis / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D006441:Hemoglobin A