intravenous
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This includes oxygen and ventilation to help with breathing, and intravenous fluids to stop dehydration and provide electrolytes lost in vomiting and diarrhoea.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Since 2015, NHS patients have received the world's best-selling drug through a drip – or intravenous infusion – which can take more than an hour to administer in hospital.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
Children with this condition often depend on long-term intravenous feeding through a pump.
From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026
Traditionally, CD40 therapies were given through intravenous infusion.
From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026
“Those won’t help, not now. No, there’s no medicine. In a hospital they give transfusions and intravenous nutrients.”I can’t do that, of course.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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