Imported IV fluids containing as much as 12 times more air than those made in Australia are posing a heightened air embolism ...

Hospitals such as those in the Inova system are using different ways to conserve, including giving some medications intravenously but without a dedicated IV fluid bag, known as “pushing” the ...

After each blood or plasma donation, there is often intravenous (IV) fluid, or saline, left over in the bag. Until recently ... bags arrived at Merewether Veterinary Hospital's doorstep.

Hospitals such as Inova's are using different ways to conserve, such as giving some medications intravenously but without a dedicated IV fluid bag, known as a push medication. "You don't even need ...

About half of providers have ten days or less of fluid supplies ... In 2017, Hurricane Maria knocked out three Baxter IV-bag producing plants in Puerto Rico, leading to hospital shortages ...

Also, hospitals are conserving by, for instance, giving some medications intravenously but without an IV fluid bag, known as a push medication. “You just give the medication without the bag ...

“In some instances in which we might have spiked or prepared an IV fluid bag just in case, we’re holding back on that so that we don’t waste any units.” It’s unclear how long the ...

Vets around the country are rationing their use of IV fluids amid a regional shortage. The fluid is vital to the day-to-day operations of a vet clinic. Veterinary surgeons and clinics fear a ...

Hospitals such as Inova’s are using different ways to conserve, such as giving some medications intravenously but without a dedicated IV fluid bag, known as a push medication. “You don’t even need a ...