The New England Journal of Medicine

Vasopressors or Fluids in Early Septic Shock

The optimal approach to early resuscitation in septic shock is unknown. Equipoise exists between the use of larger volumes of ...
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 ...
CNN

Some ER patients are half as likely to receive IV fluids since disruptions from Hurricane Helene

Patients visiting emergency departments for dehydration or nausea are half as likely to receive IV fluids now than they were before Hurricane Helene exacerbated supply shortages, according to an ...
WMUR

Supply of IV fluids could be constrained after Hurricane Helene damages manufacturer

PUTTING PLANS IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THIS DOESN’T IMPACT PATIENTS FROM FLORIDA TO NORTH CAROLINA. AND NOW POTENTIALLY THE NORTHEAST. HURRICANE HELENE’S IMPACTS ARE HITTING UP AND DOWN THE EAST COAST.
Fox News

Hurricane Helene causes dire IV fluid shortage at hospitals nationwide

Even as Floridians cope with Hurricane Milton, the aftermath of Hurricane Helene continues to affect the U.S. Among those feeling the aftershock, hospitals around the U.S. have reported a shortage of ...
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 ...
Medical Xpress

Hospitals worldwide are short of saline—here's why they can't just switch to other IV fluids

Last week, the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration added intravenous (IV) fluids to the growing list of medicines in short supply. The shortage is due to higher-than-expected demand and ...
Medical Xpress

The last word on sepsis: IV fluids help … except when they don't

When doctors around the world want to know the latest treatment advice for a particular disease, they've turned to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) to find clear and concise ...
Reuters

Hurricane-related IV fluid shortage could hurt medical device makers

Oct 17 (Reuters) - (This Oct. 17 story has been corrected to say Baxter expects to meet 90-100% of allocation for certain products, not all products, in paragraph 3. The story was previously refiled ...
Washington Times

Hospitals high and dry on IV fluids after major plant shutdown post-Hurricane Helene

U.S. health care providers are racing to ration intravenous (IV) fluids after the country’s largest supplier was forced to halt production in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The Baxter ...
Newsday

New York hospitals brace for IV fluid shortage due to hurricanes

Hospitals in New York are making contingency plans for intravenous fluids that could be temporarily cut off due to the severe storms in the South that have seriously damaged one plant in North ...