Surgery schedules around the country may be washed out for several more weeks while a crucial IV and sterile fluids factory remains shut down for hurricane...
Surgery schedules around the country may be washed out for several more weeks while a crucial IV and sterile fluids factory remains shut down for
But flooding triggered by the storm washed out bridges nearby and water came into the factory, forcing the shutdown. Baxter says the site sustained no structural damage.Health systems started conserving fluids shortly after the plant shut down. Some switched patients who can drink fluids to Gatorade or water instead of giving them an IV.
The FDA also issued new temporary guidelines designed to make it easier for compounding pharmacies to produce certain IV drugs that are in short supply.Supply experts are optimistic that the situation will improve, but they can’t say whether these moves will fill the void left by the plant shutdown.
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