The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday declared shortages of three intravenous drugs produced at a North Carolina plant that has been temporarily shut down due to the devastation from ...

As a key IV fluid manufacturer in the North Carolina mountains works to rebuild after Hurricane Helene, medical facilities around the country are bracing for shortages. A McDowell County plant, ...

Hospitals in Charlotte, like their counterparts across the Carolinas and the nation, continue to deal with IV fluid shortages after Hurricane Helene flooding caused major problems for a manufacturing ...

The United States is facing a significant shortage of intravenous (IV) fluids, including saline and dextrose solutions, exacerbated by damage to Baxter International (NYSE:BAX) plants in North ...

Hurricane Helene has put IV shortages in the spotlight after damaging a manufacturing plant, but hospitals have been dealing with IV fluid shortages for years, NBC News reported Oct. 18. 1. According ...

Yvonne Hemz was scheduled to have a cancerous tumor removed from her kidney Tuesday. On Sunday, however, Hemze, 52, of Farmington, Minnesota, got a call from the hospital, Abbott Northwestern, telling ...

A critical aspect of the care of acutely ill patients is the administration of intravenous fluids. Intravenous fluids may be required as a bolus infusion for resuscitation or as a continuous infusion ...

Bags of IV fluid are stored at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital. The bags’ manufacturer, Baxter, was affected by hurricane damage last fall in Puerto Rico, causing a nationwide shortage of IV fluid.

In a new evidence-based clinical guideline, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends isotonic intravenous fluids (IVFs) with appropriate potassium chloride and dextrose for most children ...

UNIVERSITY CITY (WPVI) -- More than 2 months have passed since a pair of hurricanes devastated Puerto Rico, and the impact goes on. Puerto Rico has more than 100 drug and medical device manufacturers, ...

To minimize hypotension and to maintain urine output, many surgical patients are given large volumes of intravenous fluids perioperatively. Because large fluid volumes can create complications, ...