title: The authors reply.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA Department of Pediatrics, Sainte-Justine Hospital, University of Montreal, Canada.
authors.forename: Neal J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Douglas F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Willson
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jouvet
mesh_terms: D055371:Acute Lung Injury / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010092:Oximetry; D012121:Respiration, Artificial