Performing subcutaneous injections: A literature review

Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 122-130

  Annersten, Magdalena ^a,c   Willman, Ania ^b  

^a Öresund Diabetes Team AB   (Sweden)

^b MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Ideon Science Park ß2 ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Administration of medication; Diabetes; Heparin; Injection technique; Insulin; Insulin pen; Lipohypertrophy; Literature review; Needles; Subcutaneous injection; Syringe

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; INSULIN;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE REACTION; NEEDLE; REVIEW; SCREENING; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; SYRINGE;

ADULT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIALS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; INSULIN;

EID: 28244459632     PISSN: 1545102X     EISSN: 17416787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6787.2005.00030.x     Document Type: Review

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