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Why and How Intravenous Fluids are Used for Stomach Flu Treatment

Stomach flu can cause diarrhea and vomiting that dehydrate you quickly. You may need fluids delivered through your veins so that you can recover. Stomach flu happens when a virus causes an infection ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Washington Post

IV fluid shortage due to hurricane prompts hospitals to postpone surgeries

Hospitals across the United States are reeling from a shortage of IV fluids after Hurricane Helene struck a major manufacturing plant in North Carolina, prompting some to postpone elective surgeries ...
ascopubs.org

Flavopiridol given as a 30-min intravenous (IV) bolus followed by 4-hr continuous IV infusion (CIVI) results in clinical activity and tumor lysis in refractory chronic ...

Interim safety summary of alemtuzumab vs. chlorambucil as front-line therapy for patients with progressive B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (BCLL) This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2004 ...
Nature

The impact of continuous intravenous administration of heparin on coagulation dysfunction and organ failure in patients with sepsis

This retrospective cohort study aimed to evaluate the effects of continuous intravenous heparin on coagulation dysfunction, organ failure, and clinical outcomes in sepsis patients. Data from sepsis ...
clinicaladvisor.com

American Thoracic Society Provides Tips for Hospitals to Manage IV Fluid Supply Amid Shortage

Tips include converting patients to oral rehydration, oral medications, and oral antibiotics, as appropriate. HealthDay News — The American Thoracic Society is providing tips to help hospitals ...
Medical News Today

What to know about IV therapy

Intravenous (IV) therapy is administering fluids directly into a vein. It benefits treatment by enabling water, medication, blood, or nutrients to access the body faster through the circulatory system ...
World Socialist Web Site

IV fluid shortages intensify crisis in Australian healthcare system

Serious shortages of essential intravenous (IV) fluids in Australia and subsequent rationing in hospitals have caused significant concern among medical professionals and deepening pressures on the ...
The Conversation

Australia’s IV fluids shortage will likely last all year. Here’s what that means for surgeries

The current shortage of sterile intravenous (IV) fluids is a serious ongoing concern for doctors across Australia. During surgery, these sterile fluids are essential to administer drugs and hydrate ...
Medical Xpress

American Thoracic Society provides tips for hospitals to manage IV fluid supply amid shortage

The American Thoracic Society is providing tips to help hospitals mitigate impacts on intravenous (IV) fluid supply resulting from manufacturing disruptions due to recent hurricanes. W. Graham Carlos, ...