title: Response.
authors.affiliation: M.E.T.R.I.C. (Multidisciplinary Epidemiology and Translational Research in Intensive Care), Rochester, MN; Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and the University Witten-Herdecke, Witten, Germany. Electronic address: christopher.schmickl@mail.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Christopher N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Schmickl
authors.affiliation: M.E.T.R.I.C. (Multidisciplinary Epidemiology and Translational Research in Intensive Care), Rochester, MN; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and the Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Rochester, MN.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Biehl
authors.affiliation: M.E.T.R.I.C. (Multidisciplinary Epidemiology and Translational Research in Intensive Care), Rochester, MN.
authors.forename: Gregory A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.affiliation: M.E.T.R.I.C. (Multidisciplinary Epidemiology and Translational Research in Intensive Care), Rochester, MN; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and the Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Rochester, MN.
authors.forename: Ognjen
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gajic
mesh_terms: D055371:Acute Lung Injury / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000401:mortality*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000401:mortality*