title: The authors reply.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, University of Missouri, Kansas City/Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, University of Missouri, Kansas City/Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO Division of Pediatric Surgery, William Beaumont Oakland University Medical School, Royal Oak, MI Department of Critical Care Services, Children's Medical Center, Dallas, TX Section of Pediatric Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Paul D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Sheeran
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Anton-Martin
authors.forename: Marita T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Anne C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D060666:Airway Extubation / Q000379:methods*; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric; D008297:Male