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 ...
KSTP-TV

Minnesota hospitals bracing for possible IV fluid shortage

Hospitals in Minnesota are bracing for a possible shortage of IV fluids. Baxter International, the country’s biggest supplier of intravenous and peritoneal dialysis solutions, shut down earlier this ...
Sierra Sun Times

Clinical Trial Finds No Difference in Fluid Treatment Options for Pediatric Sepsis, NIH Reports

NIH-supported study is largest ever to compare fluid interventions to prevent major kidney damage in children treated for ...
autoevolution

NASA Tech Can Make IV Fluid From Water on Long-Duration Trips to Mars

The Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 24 mission of April 11 took to the ISS a piece of tech that can turn water ...
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 ...
Chicago Sun-Times

IV fluid shortage after hurricane hit Baxter International plant prompts hospitals to conserve

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AOL

Long before Helene, IV fluid shortages plagued hospitals

Years before Hurricane Helene shut down a critical intravenous fluid facility in North Carolina, sparking concerns in hospitals across the country, many common IV fluids were already in short supply ...
Valley News Live

Helene damaged a factory that makes IV fluids

(AP) - The fallout from storm damage to a North Carolina factory that makes critical hospital supplies will be felt broadly and could linger, experts say. Flooding triggered by Hurricane Helene hit a ...
The Daily Record (Maryland)

Hospitals’ IV fluid shortage may impact surgeries for weeks

Surgery schedules around the country may be washed out for several more weeks while a crucial IV and sterile fluids factory remains shut down for hurricane-related damage. People often plan ...
E&E

Helene caused a national IV fluid shortage. Milton could make it worse.

The latest hurricane could hit a Daytona Beach facility that provides nearly a quarter of the nation’s intravenous fluid supply. The Biden administration is rushing to evacuate bags of intravenous ...
Nature

Pediatric Intravenous Fluid Management

The management of intravenous fluids in paediatrics remains a critical component of care in both routine and acute settings. Intravenous fluid therapy is not only essential for hydration and ...