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Contrast Media Shortage of 2022 – Lessons Learned

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” – Musings of an American ED resident in July 2022 when US healthcare was affected simultaneously by supply chain issues from GE Healthcare (contrast media) and Abbott Laboratories (Similac baby formula). 3 A study of CT use trends in the ED has shown increasing use of CTs by almost 60% from 2005 to 2013.

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