Some non-emergent, elective procedures at the largest integrated health care system in Massachusetts are being postponed because of a national IV fluid shortage. Mass General Brigham announced ...
Normally, hospitals are, well, flush with IV fluids. But right now, that isn’t the case. In addition to the physical damage to many hospitals and clinics in the region, Hurricane Helene knocked out ...
IV fluids used in hospitals remain in short supply, after Hurricane Helene shut down a key North Carolina factory. The closure has hospitals... Shortage of IV fluids leads to canceled surgeries ...
When Hurricane Helene took out a factory making 60% of the country's IV fluids, it caused shortages that have led to canceled surgeries. A look at the effects and prospects for improvement. IV fluids ...
Imported IV fluids can contain as much as 60 millilitres of air compared to 5 millilitres in Australian-made products. Doctors say the risk of an air embolism from IV fluids is very rare, and they're ...
Patients visiting emergency departments for dehydration or nausea are half as likely to receive IV fluids now than they were before Hurricane Helene exacerbated supply shortages, according to an ...
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 surgeries ...
Hurricane Helene damaged Baxter's North Cove site in North Carolina in September, disrupting the largest source of IV fluids in the US. Patients visiting emergency departments for dehydration or ...
Kim, 38 years old, a salaried worker in Yeouido, Seoul, visits a hospital near his office two to three times a month during lunchtime to receive nutritional IV fluids. Recently, he received a 140,000 ...
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 North ...