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

ABSTRACT:

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 SDMD measurements.

Design

Non-interventional cross-sectional study.

Setting

Single site, non-clinical setting, Wellington, New Zealand.

Participants

One hundred participants (50 females) aged at least 18 years diagnosis with diabetes. All participants completed the study.

Main outcome measures

The proportions of participants with a SDMD > 25 mm and a SDMD > 20 mm (indicating that the needle would not have penetrated at least 5 mm into the deltoid, which is considered

SUBMITTER: Doppen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9753456 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature