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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 ...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Local hospitals continue to deal with a shortage of intravenous (IV) fluids after Hurricane Helene shut down a manufacturing plant in North Carolina earlier this month.
Hospital spokesman Craig Boerner said Tuesday that the hospital is continuing "business as normal" for IV fluids from their supplier, ICU Medical. "We are continuing to work with Supply Chain on ...
In the lungs, the extra fluid accumulates into the air sacs within the lung, causing difficulties in oxygen getting into the blood. This results in low blood oxygen levels and shortness of breath. In the arms and legs, the fluid accumulates in the tissues, causing swelling. This is most prominent in the legs due to the effects of gravity.
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 ...
The use of intravenous fluids (IVs) may help compensate for lost fluid volume, but IV fluids cannot carry oxygen the way blood does—however, researchers are developing blood substitutes that can. Infusing colloid or crystalloid IV fluids also dilutes clotting factors in the blood, increasing the risk of
Intraosseous infusion (IO) is the process of injecting medication, fluids, or blood products directly into the bone marrow; [1] this provides a non-collapsible entry point into the systemic venous system. [2] The intraosseous infusion technique is used to provide fluids and medication when intravenous access is not
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 ...