Improving the success rate of gluteal intramuscular injections

Pancreas

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 878-882

  Boyd, April E ^a   DeFord, Linda L ^a   Mares, Jeannette E ^a   Leary, Colleen C ^a   Garris, Jeana L ^a   Dagohoy, Cecile G ^a   Boving, Valentine G ^a   Brook, James P ^a   Phan, Alexandria ^a   Yao, James C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinoid syndrome; Intramuscular injection; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

OCTREOTIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BODY MASS; CARCINOID SYNDROME; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLUTEAL INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION; HUMAN; INJECTION; INJECTION SITE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; BODY MASS INDEX; BUTTOCKS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCTREOTIDE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84880058426     PISSN: 08853177     EISSN: 15364828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPA.0b013e318279d552     Document Type: Article

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