Surgery schedules may be affected for weeks after an IV and sterile fluids factory shut down after a hurricane. Texas Medical Association urges conservation.
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-related damage. People often plan nonemergency surgeries in the fall and early winter months when their insurance coverage will pick up more of the bill, but they may have to wait while health systems preserve supplies for emergencies.
Hospitals also have started postponing planned procedures that can wait, like some orthopedic surgeries or heart procedures, said Dr. Chris DeRienzo, chief physician executive for the American Hospital Association. Baxter has limited the fluids supplies it sends to distributors and health systems. The effect on a patient will depend partly on how heavily a hospital or health system relies on Baxter, said Nancy Foster, a vice president with the hospital association.
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