title: The authors reply.
authors.affiliation: Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, INSERM, IAME, UMR 1137, Paris, France, Univ Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, IAME, UMR 1137, Paris, France, and AP-HP, Service de Réanimation Médicale, Hôpital Louis Mourier, Colombes, France; AP-HP, Service de Réanimation Médicale, Hôpital Louis Mourier, Colombes, France; AP-HP, Service de Réanimation Médicale, Hôpital Louis Mourier, Colombes, France, and Univ Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, ECEVE, UMR 1123, Paris, France; Univ Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, ECEVE, UMR 1123, Paris, France; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, INSERM, IAME, UMR 1137, Paris, France, Univ Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, IAME, UMR 1137, Paris, France, and AP-HP, Service de Réanimation Médicale, Hôpital Louis Mourier, Colombes, France.
authors.forename: Jean-Damien
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Ricard
authors.forename: Romain
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Miguel Montanes
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gaudry
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hajage
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dreyfuss
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Messika
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000628:therapy*; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000379:methods*