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 ...
Inc29d
Here’s How the U.S. Is Handling the IV Fluid Shortage Caused by Helene
With the largest U.S. producer of intravenous fluids still incapacitated by severe flooding damage in North Carolina, government agencies have invoked the Defense Production Act. The purpose ...
Fast Company23d
IV fluid shortage could impact surgeries for weeks. Here’s what you need to know
Surgery schedules around the country may be washed out for several more weeks while a crucial IV and sterile fluids factory remains shut down for hurricane-related damage. People often plan non ...
CNN29d
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 ...
NBC News27d
Long before Helene, IV fluid shortages plagued hospitals
Years before Hurricane Helene shut down a critical intravenous fluid facility in North Carolina, sparking concerns in hospitals across the country, many common IV fluids were already in short ...
Ars Technica1mon
Over 86% of surveyed health care providers are short on IV fluids
More than 86 percent of healthcare providers surveyed across the US are experiencing shortages of intravenous fluids after Hurricane Helene's rampage took out a manufacturing plant in western ...
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Banner Health pauses elective surgeries due to nationwide IV fluid shortage
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Banner Health, Arizona’s largest health care system, is halting some elective surgeries due to a nationwide IV fluid shortage. Baxter International, the leading supplier ...
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Baxter expects to restart IV fluids line at hurricane-hit plant within next week
Oct 24 (Reuters) - Medical device maker Baxter (BAX.N), opens new tab said on Thursday it expects to restart the highest-throughput intravenous solutions manufacturing line at a hurricane-hit ...
Fierce Healthcare13d
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.
Medscape4d
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 ...
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Lonnie Walker IV, Joe Mazzulla Detail Crucial Component to Him Acclimating to Celtics
On Saturday night at TD Garden, Lonnie Walker IV saw his minutes reach double digits for the first time this preseason. He logged less than five in the Celtics' exhibition opener against the ...