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Much-needed intravenous contrast dye, produced at a manufacturing plant in Shanghai, is running out. Hospitals are now rationing care because of the severe shortage of the IV contrast media.

by Liz Bonis, WKRC Fri, May 13th 2022 at 10:06 AM Updated Fri, May 13th 2022 at 10:12 AM 3 VIEW ALL PHOTOS Public health providers say local hospitals are preparing for IV Contrast Shortage (WKRC ...

More than 70 million IV and 7 million intra-arterial contrast exams are performed in the United States and Europe each year, and now, for the first time, there are data comparing the two approaches.

Leaders say it’s because GE Healthcare, one of the major suppliers of the contrast, had to shut down its major manufacturing plants in Shanghai, China, due to the COVID-19 lockdown.

But that’s truly what we’re going to have to do.” IV contrast dye is used in all sorts of scans and procedures — some urgent, some less so.

Much-needed intravenous contrast dye, produced at a manufacturing plant in Shanghai, is running out. Hospitals are now rationing care because of the severe shortage of the IV contrast media.

Much-needed intravenous contrast dye, produced at a manufacturing plant in Shanghai, is running out. Hospitals are now rationing care because of the severe shortage of the IV contrast media.

"IV contrast is fluid that we put into your veins so that it increases the obviousness of abnormalities within the body. Sometimes it's nice to have.

"IV contrast is fluid that we put into your veins so that it increases the obviousness of abnormalities within the body. Sometimes it's nice to have.