Saline Shortages - Many Causes, No Simple Solution

N Engl J Med. 2018 Apr 19;378(16):1472-1474. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1800347. Epub 2018 Mar 21.

Authors

Maryann Mazer-Amirshahi¹, Erin R Fox¹

Affiliation

¹ From the Department of Emergency Medicine, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, and Georgetown University School of Medicine - both in Washington, DC (M.M.-A.); and the Department of Pharmacy, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City (E.R.F.).

PMID: 29561694
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1800347

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Drug Industry* / standards
Manufacturing and Industrial Facilities* / standards
Puerto Rico
Quality Control
Rehydration Solutions / supply & distribution*
Sodium Chloride / supply & distribution*
United States
United States Food and Drug Administration

Substances

Rehydration Solutions
Sodium Chloride