Just the facts: diagnosis and management of superficial thrombophlebitis in the ED

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada. sadler@toh.ca.
² Department of Internal Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.

Samara Adler et al. CJEM. 2025 Feb.

. 2025 Feb;27(2):96-99.

doi: 10.1007/s43678-024-00818-w. Epub 2025 Feb 6.

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada. sadler@toh.ca.
² Department of Internal Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Conflict of interests: None.

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