NEEDLE PENETRATION DEPTH ACCORDING TO GENDER AND BODY MASS INDEX IN VENTROGLUTEAL INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTIONS IN ADULTS

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the needle penetration depth in ventrogluteal intramuscular injections in adults, taking into account gender and body mass index (BMI).Material and Method: This study was designed as correlational research with a sample of 232 patients. The ventrogluteal in...

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Main Authors: Nurten Kaya, Nuray Turan, Artür Salmaslıoğlu, Arzu Akdal Akçakaya
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Published: Istanbul University Press 2023-10-01
Series:İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi
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Online Access:https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/199B60EB1C9A482FB39A2BB6CDB5C611
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Nuray Turan
Artür Salmaslıoğlu
Arzu Akdal Akçakaya
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Nuray Turan
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description Objective: This study aimed to investigate the needle penetration depth in ventrogluteal intramuscular injections in adults, taking into account gender and body mass index (BMI).Material and Method: This study was designed as correlational research with a sample of 232 patients. The ventrogluteal intramuscular injection area was identified using V and G methodsand these points were examined under ultrasonography; the subcutaneous tissue, M. gluteus medius, and M. gluteus minimus thicknesses were defined by considering the gender and BMI. Data analysis was performed using arithmetic mean, standard deviation, frequency, percentage, Independent Samples t Test, and ANOVA.Result: Needle penetration depth is between 20-48 mm in thin women, 18-53 mm in normal weight women, 29-62 mm in overweight women, and 26-88 mm in obese women; 23-37 mm in thin men, 18-41 mm in normal weight men, 25-50 mm in overweight men, and 17-82 mm in obese men. In addition, it was determined that needle penetration depth was statistically different according to the BMI category for bot women and men (p<0.001) and also statistically different according to gender (p<0.001).Conclusion: Particularly in overweight and obese women, longer needles should be used. In addition, considering BMI, the needle penetration depth in women should be greater than in men. It was found that the range of needle penetration depths is wide and should therefore be assessed individually during IM injection; adipose tissue thickness and muscle condition should be assessed by palpating the area.
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spelling doaj-art-4a40b1cd11a64cab9fca5fcf804cd0a92025-08-20T03:52:47ZengIstanbul University Pressİstanbul Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi1305-64412023-10-0186438439210.26650/IUITFD.1266488123456NEEDLE PENETRATION DEPTH ACCORDING TO GENDER AND BODY MASS INDEX IN VENTROGLUTEAL INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTIONS IN ADULTSNurten Kaya0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0414-3589Nuray Turan1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8362-3427Artür Salmaslıoğlu2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8576-7942Arzu Akdal Akçakaya3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8569-3189İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkiyeİstanbul Üniversitesi, İstanbul, Türkiyeİstanbul Üniversitesi, İstanbul, Türkiyeİstanbul Üniversitesi, İstanbul, TürkiyeObjective: This study aimed to investigate the needle penetration depth in ventrogluteal intramuscular injections in adults, taking into account gender and body mass index (BMI).Material and Method: This study was designed as correlational research with a sample of 232 patients. The ventrogluteal intramuscular injection area was identified using V and G methodsand these points were examined under ultrasonography; the subcutaneous tissue, M. gluteus medius, and M. gluteus minimus thicknesses were defined by considering the gender and BMI. Data analysis was performed using arithmetic mean, standard deviation, frequency, percentage, Independent Samples t Test, and ANOVA.Result: Needle penetration depth is between 20-48 mm in thin women, 18-53 mm in normal weight women, 29-62 mm in overweight women, and 26-88 mm in obese women; 23-37 mm in thin men, 18-41 mm in normal weight men, 25-50 mm in overweight men, and 17-82 mm in obese men. In addition, it was determined that needle penetration depth was statistically different according to the BMI category for bot women and men (p<0.001) and also statistically different according to gender (p<0.001).Conclusion: Particularly in overweight and obese women, longer needles should be used. In addition, considering BMI, the needle penetration depth in women should be greater than in men. It was found that the range of needle penetration depths is wide and should therefore be assessed individually during IM injection; adipose tissue thickness and muscle condition should be assessed by palpating the area.https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/199B60EB1C9A482FB39A2BB6CDB5C611body mass indexgenderintramuscular injectionventrogluteal areaneedle penetration depth
spellingShingle Nurten Kaya
Nuray Turan
Artür Salmaslıoğlu
Arzu Akdal Akçakaya
NEEDLE PENETRATION DEPTH ACCORDING TO GENDER AND BODY MASS INDEX IN VENTROGLUTEAL INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTIONS IN ADULTS
İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi
body mass index
gender
intramuscular injection
ventrogluteal area
needle penetration depth
title NEEDLE PENETRATION DEPTH ACCORDING TO GENDER AND BODY MASS INDEX IN VENTROGLUTEAL INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTIONS IN ADULTS
title_full NEEDLE PENETRATION DEPTH ACCORDING TO GENDER AND BODY MASS INDEX IN VENTROGLUTEAL INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTIONS IN ADULTS
title_fullStr NEEDLE PENETRATION DEPTH ACCORDING TO GENDER AND BODY MASS INDEX IN VENTROGLUTEAL INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTIONS IN ADULTS
title_full_unstemmed NEEDLE PENETRATION DEPTH ACCORDING TO GENDER AND BODY MASS INDEX IN VENTROGLUTEAL INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTIONS IN ADULTS
title_short NEEDLE PENETRATION DEPTH ACCORDING TO GENDER AND BODY MASS INDEX IN VENTROGLUTEAL INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTIONS IN ADULTS
title_sort needle penetration depth according to gender and body mass index in ventrogluteal intramuscular injections in adults
topic body mass index
gender
intramuscular injection
ventrogluteal area
needle penetration depth
url https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/199B60EB1C9A482FB39A2BB6CDB5C611
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