Injection Technique and Pen Needle Design Affect Leakage from Skin after Subcutaneous Injections

Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 914-922

  Præstmark, Kezia Ann ^a,b   Stallknecht, Bente ^a   Jensen, Morten Lind ^b   Sparre, Thomas ^b   Madsen, Nils Berg ^b   Kildegaard, Jonas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NOVO NORDISK A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

backflow; injection technique; insulin injections; leakage; pen needle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INJECTION VOLUME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION REGION; INJECTION SPEED; INJECTION TECHNIQUE; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE; NEEDLE INSERTION ANGLE; NEEDLE TAPER; NEEDLE WALL THICKNESS; NONHUMAN; PIG; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN LEAKAGE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; WAIT TIME; AGED; ANIMAL; DEVICES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN;

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; INSULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLES; SKIN; SWINE;

EID: 85009273121     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19322968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1932296815626723     Document Type: Article

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