title: Author response to letter to the editor "Protocolized weaning from mechanical strategy in COPD: respiratory therapists versus physician directed-who guides best?".
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit, Dr. Suat Seren Chest Diseases and Surgery Training Hospital, Izmir, Turkey .
authors.forename: Cenk
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kirakli
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit, Dr. Suat Seren Chest Diseases and Surgery Training Hospital, Izmir, Turkey .
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ediboglu
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit, Dr. Suat Seren Chest Diseases and Surgery Training Hospital, Izmir, Turkey .
authors.forename: Ilknur
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Naz
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit, Dr. Suat Seren Chest Diseases and Surgery Training Hospital, Izmir, Turkey .
authors.forename: Pinar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cimen
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit, Dr. Suat Seren Chest Diseases and Surgery Training Hospital, Izmir, Turkey .
authors.forename: Dursun
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tatar