Hospitals around the country are conserving critical intravenous fluid supplies to cope with a shortage that may last months. Some hospital administrators say they are changing how they think about IV ...
Hospitals around the country are conserving critical intravenous fluid supplies to cope with a shortage that may last months. Some hospital administrators say they are changing how they think about IV ...
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In the wake of the IV fluid bag shortage sparked by Hurricane Maria, which slammed Puerto Rico in September, Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital is using oral hydration protocol to curb IV fluid ...
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Hospital administrators say the shortage accelerated their plans to change IV fluid hydration protocols altogether. KFF Health News — Hospitals around the country are conserving critical intravenous ...