Medical Saline Shortage

Medical Saline Shortage Hits U.S. Hospitals Reeling …

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-04/medical-saline-shortage-hits-hospitals-reeling-from-omicron

Saline vials and bags of all sizes are in shortage in the U.S., according to the Food and Drug Administration. Manufacturers say they are working hard to meet demand, and new production...

Saline Shortages — Many Causes, No Simple Solution | NEJM

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1800347

The shortage of small-volume saline bags (250 ml or less) became dire almost immediately after Baxter’s Puerto Rico …

Prefilled Saline Flush Syringe Conservation Strategies

https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/letters-health-care-providers/prefilled-saline-flush-syringe-conservation-strategies-letter-health-care-personnel

Supply Chains: saline fluid shortage in the U.S. is made …

https://fortune.com/2022/03/04/us-saline-fluid-shortage-omicron-ukraine/

March 4, 2022, 9:15 AM PST A staple of standard medical care is in short supply in the U.S. due to the most recent wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the war …

Saline Shortage Has U.S. Hospitals Searching for Solution

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-03-11/saline-shortage-has-u-s-hospitals-searching-for-solution

Tichy says the saline shortage is the worst since Hurricane Maria knocked out production at a major factory in Puerto Rico in 2017. Manufacturers including Baxter …

Saline shortages create troubles for U.S. hospitals

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/saline-shortages-create-troubles-u-s-hospitals

Hospitals across the country are struggling to deal with a shortage of one of their essential medical supplies. Manufacturers are rationing saline — a product used all …

Normal Saline | Journal of Ethics | American Medical …

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/normal-saline/2019-08

In 2017 and 2018, more than 40 critical medications were in short supply following destruction of drug manufacturing plants in Puerto Rico by Hurricane Maria. 1 In response, government agencies, clinicians, and …

Medical Device Shortages During the COVID-19 Public …

https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/coronavirus-covid-19-and-medical-devices/medical-device-shortages-during-covid-19-public-health-emergency

Device Shortage List Categories of devices in the device shortage list 1 are: Anesthesiology Cardiovascular - Circulatory Support, Structural and Vascular Devices …

A Saline Shortage This Flu Season Exposes a Flaw in …

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/saline-shortage-this-flu-season-exposes-flaw-in-our-medical-supply-chain-180967879/

Hospitals in some areas around the country that are operating at or above capacity because of the flu are quickly running low on saline, resorting to time-consuming and potentially dangerous...

Current Drug Shortages List - Drugs.com

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Jan 10, 2023