Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The supply of IV fluids is expected be 'constrained' until the end of the year. Here's what we know so far

If you have ever had general surgery, chances are you would have been administered intravenous (IV) fluids. A global shortage of multiple IV fluid products has prompted Australian health authorities ...
Task & Purpose

A military airlift could be needed for IV fluids after Helene, hospital group says

A week after Hurricane Helene knocked out a factory that produces more than half of the country’s intravenous solutions, the president of a group that represents about 5,000 hospitals is suggesting ...
STAT

Close IV hydration bars until the intravenous fluid shortage ends

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 ...
Philadelphia Tribune

‘We really can’t do our job without IV fluids’: How Philly-area hospitals are dealing with shortages caused by Hurricane Helene

Hospitals in the region are keeping a careful eye on their IV fluid supplies, and are using less of the precious liquid as a way to cope with supply shortages in the wake of Hurricane Helene. The ...
Forbes

Hurricane Helene Damages Could Result In IV Bag Shortage

Hurricane Helene’s flood-related damage to a key medical supply production facility last week in Marion, North Carolina, has serious potential to affect patient care nationally because it manufactures ...
Los Angeles Times

IV fluids may not always be good for accident victims, study finds

Intravenous fluids given to a trauma victim at an accident site may not be the best treatment and in many cases may actually be counterproductive, increasing the risk that a patient will die, ...
inforum

Hospitals in Minnesota and North Dakota conserve IV fluids after manufacturing stunted by Hurricane Helene

Hospitals are adjusting how they use IV fluids after a plant that produces 60% of IV fluids used in the U.S. was damaged in Hurricane Helene. The Baxter International facility in Marion, N.C. — a ...
KARE 11

Hospitals are scrambling to conserve IV fluids amid nationwide shortage

MINNESOTA, USA — Some Minnesota healthcare providers began contacting patients on Monday, notifying them that their elective and non-emergency surgeries have been canceled or postponed. The reason?
KETV Omaha

Nebraska hospitals facing shortages of IV fluids due to Hurricanes Helene and Milton

WELL, HOSPITALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE FEELING THE IMPACT OF HURRICANES HELENE AND MILTON RIGHT NOW. THEY’RE FACING A SHORTAGE OF IV FLUIDS THAT INCLUDES HEALTH SYSTEMS IN NEBRASKA, METHODIST HEALTH ...
Medical Dialogues

Intravenous Iron Improves Maternal Hb in Females with Non-Anaemic Iron Deficiency During Pregnancy: The Lancet

The authors conclude that intravenous iron is an effective and safe option for improving maternal haemoglobin in pregnant ...
NBC DFW

High school athletes turn to IV fluids to stay hydrated in Texas heat

After sweltering high school football practices, brothers Phoenix and Roman Derichsweiler focus on recovery. “I drink 100 ounces of water, some Gatorade, some Pedialyte, but even then it didn’t feel ...