How Appropriate are the Lengths of Syringe Needles Used for Subcutaneous Injections to the Children at School Age?

Kaba S., Dogan M., Bulan K., Yavuz A., Bora A., Didin M., ...More

WEST INDIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.69, no.6, pp.409-415, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 69 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.7727/wimj.2015.229
  • Journal Name: WEST INDIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Page Numbers: pp.409-415
  • Keywords: Children, normal values, skin-subcutaneous, INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTIONS, INSULIN INJECTION, THICKNESS, SKIN, SITES, ULTRASOUND, OBESITY, ADULTS, RISK
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: To define the normal ranges of the thicknesses of the skin and subcutaneous tissues via ultrasonography, and determine whether the current syringe needle-lengths used for the subcutaneous injections were appropriate.