Is One-Pen, One-Patient Achievable in the Hospital? A Quality Improvement Project to Reduce Risks of Inadvertent Insulin Pen Sharing at a Large Academic Medical Center.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2019.09.002
Abstract: BACKGROUND The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Institute for Safe Medicine Practices (ISMP) have issued warnings regarding the risk of potential transmission of blood-borne diseases if an… read more here.
Keywords: insulin pen; quality; insulin; project ... See more keywords
Real-world effect of the treatment for painful subacute thyroiditis: The combined injection of lidocaine and triamcinolone using an insulin pen.
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DOI: 10.20945/2359-3997000000542
Abstract: ABSTRACT Objective: Intrathyroidal injection using an insulin pen filled with a mixture of lidocaine and triamcinolone acetonide is a therapy for subacute thyroiditis (SAT) reported by us previously. We aimed to evaluate the clinical efficacy… read more here.
Keywords: injection; intrathyroidal injection; using insulin; treatment ... See more keywords
2189-PUB: Insulin Pen Injection Techniques in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in China
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DOI: 10.2337/db20-2189-pub
Abstract: Background and Objective: In the midst of a type 2 diabetes epidemic in China where hemoglobin A1C needs to be better controlled, clinicians strive to examine and work to correct patients’ poor insulin pen injection… read more here.
Keywords: insulin; insulin pen; patients type; injection techniques ... See more keywords
Do patients with diabetes use the insulin pen properly?
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DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v19i1.38
Abstract: Aim This study was conducted to evaluate the insulin pen application knowledge and skills of patients with diabetes. Methods In our descriptive study, 200 patients with diabetes were asked to present the insulin pen injection… read more here.
Keywords: insulin pen; patients diabetes; injection sites; injection ... See more keywords