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The AHA, which represents nearly 5,000 hospitals and health care organizations, wants the Food and Drug Administration to declare a shortage of IV solutions and allow hospitals and health systems ...
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.
ICU Medical, another IV fluid supplier, said it's monitoring for potential increases in demand. The company has "already taken necessary steps to increase production to help meet market needs ...
Baxter International supplies an estimated 60% of the IV fluids used in the ... Oct. 9—Even as another hurricane bears down on the Southeast, New Hampshire hospitals are still dealing with ...
Baxter International’s IV fluid manufacturing facility in Marion, N.C., supplied roughly 60 percent of the IV solution used by hospitals in the U.S. every day until Helene temporarily halted ...
Intravenous therapy (abbreviated as IV therapy) is a medical technique that administers fluids, medications and nutrients directly into a person's vein.The intravenous route of administration is commonly used for rehydration or to provide nutrients for those who cannot, or will not—due to reduced mental states or otherwise—consume food or water by mouth.
Iatrogenic anemia, also known as nosocomial anemia or hospital-acquired anemia, is a condition in which a person develops anemia due to medical interventions, most frequently repeated blood draws. [1] [2] [4] Other factors that contribute to iatrogenic anemia include bleeding from medical procedures and dilution of the blood by intravenous ...
Intravenous sodium bicarbonate, also known as sodium hydrogen carbonate, is a medication primarily used to treat severe metabolic acidosis. [2] For this purpose it is generally only used when the pH is less than 7.1 and when the underlying cause is either diarrhea , vomiting , or the kidneys . [ 3 ]