title: The author replies.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Silverberg
mesh_terms: D016638:Critical Illness; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D020535:Video-Assisted Surgery / Q000379:methods*