When Hurricane Milton barreled through the Gulf of Mexico with a ferocity that brought one Florida-based meteorologist to tears, Beth Gore’s biggest worry wasn’t ...

Both Dextrose 70% IV Solution and Lactated Ringers ... and federal authorities have approved temporary imports of certain IV fluids from Baxter’s facilities in Europe, Canada and China.

On Monday, the AHA urged President Joe Biden to declare a nationwide emergency over the limited supply of IV fluids. For Hannah Hale, 37, who lives in Dallas, the Baxter closure meant that her ...

And several concentrations of dextrose, a sugar solution used to ... As is often the case with drug shortages, it comes down ...

Secretary Xavier Becerra noted there are currently shortages of normal saline IV fluids, normal saline irrigation fluid, sterile water irrigation and dextrose 5% IV fluids that predate Hurricane ...

The IV fluids in short supply include saline, electrolytes and dextrose. They are among the most common treatments hospitals give patients during surgeries, in intensive care, and in the emergency ...

the U.S. was already experiencing shortages of IV fluids, according to the FDA. Saline solution has been in short supply since 2018, sterile water since 2021, and dextrose solution since early 2022.

2001). Multiple factors have been associated with an increased risk of hyperglycemia in critical illness, including frequent administration of exogenous dextrose through intravenous drip ...

IV fluids do more than deliver drugs or electrolytes ... the Baxter closure meant that her pharmacy could no longer supply the dextrose solution that she depends on. Hale has Crohn’s disease ...