COVID-19 vaccination and the skin to deltoid muscle distance in adults with diabetes

COVID-19 vaccination and the skin to deltoid muscle distance in adults with diabetes

Objectives: To estimate the proportion of adult diabetics with a skin to deltoid muscle distance (SDMD) of > 25 mm, representing a distance greater than the standard needle length used for intramuscular COVID-19 vaccination, and to assess whether anthropometric measurements predict ultrasound SDM...

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Main Authors: Marjan Doppen, Ali Mirjalili, Matire Harwood, Allie Eathorne, Irene Braithwaite, Jonathan Bong, Louis Kirton, Ruth Semprini, Mark Weatherall, Alex Semprini, Ciléin Kearns, Melissa Black, Stacey Kung, Michaela Walton, Richard Beasley, Thomas Hills
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-04-01
Series:Vaccine: X
Subjects:
COVID-19
Deltoid
Diabetes
Needle length
Vaccination
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590136222001085

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