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uthor disclosures are available with the text of this article at www.atsjournals.org.
Acknowledgment: The views expressed in this article represent the official position of the American College of Critical Care Medicine, the Society of Critical Care Medicine, and the American Thoracic Society. These views do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the U.S. Department of the Navy, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or U.S. Government.
Alexander A. Kon, M.D. Naval Medical Center San Diego San Diego, California
and University of California San Diego San Diego, California
Judy E. Davidson, D.N.P., R.N. University of California Health System San Diego, California
Wynne Morrison, M.D. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Marion Danis, M.D. National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland
Douglas B. White, M.D., M.A.S. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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