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Hospitals across the country are conserving crucial fluids after a North Carolina supplier's operations were hampered after Hurricane Helene's floods swept through the area. Baxter International ...
Baxter supplies about 60% of IV fluids to hospitals in the US, and some rely exclusively on Baxter products. Although the US Food and Drug Administration has not declared any new shortages related ...
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 company, which supplies about 60% of the country's IV fluid bags, added that it's working with federal agencies to support recovery efforts and "mitigate supply disruption to patients."
When Hurricane Helene tore through North Carolina late last month, a facility that manufactures IV fluids used in medical care was flooded and forced to close. Baxter International supplies an ...
As a result, there is increased pressure within the circulatory system, resulting in fluid moving into the surrounding tissues. [4] 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.
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.
Intravenous sodium bicarbonate is indicated in the treatment of metabolic acidosis, such as can occur in severe kidney disease, diabetic ketoacidosis [citation needed], circulatory insufficiency, extracorporeal circulation of blood, in hemolysis requiring alkalinization of the urine to avoid nephrotoxicity of blood pigments, and certain drug intoxications, such as by barbiturate overdose ...