title: The authors reply.
authors.affiliation: Section of Pulmonary/Critical Care and Allergy/Immunology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA;Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN.
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Janz
authors.forename: Matthew W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Semler
authors.forename: Todd W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Rice
mesh_terms: D016638:Critical Illness; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D020704:Laryngoscopes; D007828:Laryngoscopy