National IV shortage prompts DMV hospitals to conserve fluid amid supply disruptions
“When you give an antibiotic through an IV, to administer it, there’s something called a piggyback, where it piggybacks on ...
CBS News26d
As IV shortage continues after hurricane, U.S. invokes wartime power to speed recovery
The Biden administration says it has invoked the wartime powers of the Defense Production Act to speed rebuilding of a major American factory of intravenous fluids that was wrecked by Hurricane ...
The Hill25d
IV shortage ‘creates havoc’ for hospitals, exposing supply chain ‘whack-a-mole’
A shortage of IV fluid in the wake of Hurricane Helene is shining a spotlight on the fragility and vulnerability of the country’s medical supply chain. Hospitals were left scrambling after the ...
The Washington Post27d
IV fluid shortage due to hurricane prompts hospitals to postpone surgeries
Hospitals across the United States are reeling from a shortage of IV fluids after Hurricane Helene struck a major manufacturing plant in North Carolina, prompting some to postpone elective ...
CNN26d
IV fluid supply disruptions prompt Biden administration to invoke wartime powers to bolster recovery
The major disruptions to the IV fluid supply after Hurricane Helene are the latest in a string of challenges that have exposed vulnerabilities to the broader US supply chain. There were a record ...
AZ Central28d
Why an IV fluid shortage is forcing Arizona hospitals to postpone surgeries
Arizona's largest health system on Monday confirmed it was postponing some surgeries because of a national IV fluid shortage caused by Hurricane Helene. The delays, which took effect Monday ...
NPR12d
Shortage of IV fluids leads to canceled surgeries
The surgery was off because there wasn’t enough IV fluid to proceed. “I was having such a hard time processing what she was even saying to me, that I was just really quiet,” she says ...
Boston.com27d
IV fluid shortage is beginning to impact local hospitals
The national IV fluid shortage has hit at least one hospital in Boston, which is deferring some non-urgent elective procedures. Mass General Brigham says it is delaying some non-urgent elective ...
New York Post10d
IV fluid factory damaged by Hurricane Helene partly recovered as hospital shortages persist
Baxter, a medical equipment supplier that produces 60% of the intravenous solutions at US hospitals, said Thursday it has slowly begun to recover from a hurricane-induced shutdown last month that ...
Medscape1d
Intravenous Therapy for Hypertensive Emergencies, Part 1
Abstract and Introduction Rationale for i.v. Antihypertensive Selection Clinical Pharmacology of i.v. Antihypertensives References There are potential concerns with the use of sodium nitroprusside ...
Fierce Healthcare10d
Baxter International restarts IV fluid solutions manufacturing at largest plant
Baxter International restarted its highest-throughput intravenous solutions manufacturing line at its hurricane-hit North Cove facility in North Carolina, the company announced Thursday.