There is a shortage of medical IV contrast and no one is talking about it

Posted by surgeryres on Tuesday May 10, 2022 @09:20PM
from the aha.org dept.

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2022-05-10-fda-reports-shortage-ge-contrast-media-ct-imaging

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Re:There is a shortage of medical IV contrast and no one is ... by surgeryres on Tuesday May 10, 2022 @09:20PM (#31334783)

I am a vascular surgery trainee. Myself and others rely every day on IV contrast to do our jobs. We were told today the hospital has a two week supply left - and the production side could take 6 weeks to catch up. Scary stuff.

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Re:There is a shortage of medical IV contrast and no one is ... by assttoasstmgr on Tuesday May 10, 2022 @10:06PM (#31335060)

I heard this on the radio today so it's not like "no one is talking about it". CT with contrast is being rationed to the most critical patients.

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Re:There is a shortage of medical IV contrast and no one is ... by surgeryres on Tuesday May 10, 2022 @10:30PM (#31335203)

Not getting the attention it deserves. CT scans with IV contrast are critical for trauma, cancer staging, emergency general surgery, orthopedics - everything. Having to ration it at all is a big deal. And IV contrast is used for more than just CT scans.

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