Nationwide IV Fluid Shortage Could Change How Hospitals Manage Hydration
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 fluid hydration altogether.
Hurricane Helene, which hit North Carolina in September, wrecked a Baxter International facility that produces 60 percent of the IV fluids used in the U.S., according