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  1. Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Victoria Myers, George Mastoras, Steve Lin & Sara Gray

  2. Department of Emergency Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    George Mastoras

  3. Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Steve Lin & Sara Gray

  4. Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Steve Lin

  5. Inter-Departmental Division of Critical Care, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Sara Gray

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Myers, V., Mastoras, G., Lin, S. et al. Just the facts: sodium bicarbonate usage in the emergency department. Can J Emerg Med 25, 465–467 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43678-023-00484-4

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