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EXCLUSIVE: WA Health instructs doctors to conserve IV fluids 

13/08/2024
Oliver Peterson
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WA Health is instructing doctors at Perth hospitals to consider alternatives to administering a drip, to conserve IV fluid stock levels.There is currently a worldwide shortage of intravenous fluids which until now hasn’t impacted Western Australia

A facility wide review of stock holding should be conducted to identify excess stock in wards to be redirected to areas of higher need.

Nine Network’s Medical Expert Dr Nick Coatsworth joined Oly Peterson on Perth Live to talk about the global shortage.

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