Imported IV fluids containing as much as 12 times more air than those made in Australia are posing a heightened air embolism ...

roughly 60% of IV bag supply in the United States. Dr. Chris DeRienzo with the American Hospital Association (AHA) said the impact is far-reaching. “There are numerous different sizes impacted ...

Microplastics can be found in the solutions administered through plastic IV bags, researchers recently reported in the journal Environment & Health. In fact, thousands of plastic particles could ...

Research from the 1970s suggests IV fluid bags can contain solid particles, but few scientists have followed up on what those particles are made of. Researchers Liwu Zhang, Ventsislav Kolev Valev ...