Intended intramuscular gluteal injections: Are they truly intramuscular?
Context: In patients with obesity, intramuscular injections may be deposited subcutaneously due to an increase in gluteal fat. We aimed to use abdominal CT done in our institute for gluteal fat thickness to test our hypothesis. Materials and Methods: After IRB approval, CT scans of the abdomen and p...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Postgraduate Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=2014;volume=60;issue=2;spage=175;epage=178;aulast=Dayananda |