The Protocols of Our Discontent

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative CareUniversity of California, San Francisco atSan Francisco General HospitalSan Francisco, California richkallet@gmail.com.

Editorial

Richard H Kallet. Respir Care. 2024.

. 2024 Aug 24;69(9):1212-1213.

doi: 10.4187/respcare.12226.

¹ Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative CareUniversity of California, San Francisco atSan Francisco General HospitalSan Francisco, California richkallet@gmail.com.

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Conflict of interest statement

Mr Kallet discloses a relationship with ContinuEd.

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