Publication: Needle length for epinephrine prefilled syringes in children and adolescents: Is one inch needle appropriate?
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2018-06-01
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22288694
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0125877X
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Mahidol University
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Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology. Vol.36, No.2 (2018), 113-119
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Wiparat Manuyakorn, Buntita Bamrungchaowkasem, Nichanan Ruangwattanapaisarn, Wasu Kamchaisatian, Suwat Benjaponpitak Needle length for epinephrine prefilled syringes in children and adolescents: Is one inch needle appropriate?. Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology. Vol.36, No.2 (2018), 113-119. doi:10.12932/AP-020317-0039 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/46007
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Needle length for epinephrine prefilled syringes in children and adolescents: Is one inch needle appropriate?
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© 2018, Allergy and Immunology Society of Thailand. All rights reserved. Background: Intramuscular epinephrine is the first line drug in the treatment of anaphylaxis. This study was to identify the appropriateness of 1 inch needle length for epinephrine prefilled syringes in children. Methods: Children aged 1 month to 18 years were enrolled. Skin to muscle depth (STMD) and skin to bone depth (STBD) were measured using an ultrasonography at the mid-anterolateral thigh. A 1 inch needle was considered as being appropriate if the STBD was more than 1 inch and the STMD was less than 1 inch. Results: Seventy five infants, 75 pre-school aged children, 75 school aged children and 147 adolescent were enrolled: 196 (52.7%) children were male. A 1 inch needle length was appropriate for 61% of the infants, for 88% of the preschool children, for 99% of the school aged children and for 95% of the adolescents. Thigh circumference ≥23 cm, BMI ≥16 kg/m 2 and BW ≥ 6 kg in infants provided the sensitivity of 74%-96% in predicting the appropriateness of 1 inch needle. In preschool group, thigh circumference ≥25 cm, BMI ≥13.5 kg/m 2 and BW ≥ 10 kg provided the sensitivity of 98.5-100% in predicting the appropriateness of 1 inch needle. Thigh circumference ≥ 49 cm in adolescents provided the sensitivity of 75% in predicting that a 1 inch needle was too short. Conclusion: One inch needle length may not be appropriated for intramuscular injection at thigh in all children. Thigh circumference, BMI and body weight are useful for predictor for using the 1 inch needle.