title: Reply to Dr Bhatia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN.
authors.forename: Catherine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Bulka
authors.forename: Matthew S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Shotwell
authors.forename: Jesse M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ehrenfeld
mesh_terms: D000765:Anesthesia, Conduction / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male