Charlottesville, VA (August 20, 2013). Researchers at Duke University conducted a randomized clinical trial in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). In this study, the researchers compared two ...

To minimize hypotension and to maintain urine output, many surgical patients are given large volumes of intravenous fluids perioperatively. Because large fluid volumes can create complications, ...

A Northern Virginia woman who is currently hospitalized says the ongoing IV fluid shortage has affected her care. "Normally they would put me on, you know, IV fluids right away," Jacqueline Meline ...

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THURSDAY, June 14, 2018 - For years, doctors thought that giving IV fluids too quickly could trigger brain swelling in children experiencing a serious diabetes complication called ketoacidosis. But ...

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 ...

Phlebitis and infiltration are complications due to intravenous (IV) therapy. They can cause swelling, pain, and changes in the skin around the IV insertion site. Treatment typically resolves symptoms ...

During a recent walk around the emergency room where I work, I noted the number of patients with bags of intravenous fluids hanging above them. Almost everyone had one. Our ER in Boston isn't unique.