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Biological Sex Is A Predictor Of Pretibial Subcutaneous Tissue Depth For Intraosseous Catheter Insertion, Alex Duvall, Thomas Sprys-Tellner, Tristan Lemon, Ryan Kelly, Andrew Stefan, James Paxton
Biological Sex Is A Predictor Of Pretibial Subcutaneous Tissue Depth For Intraosseous Catheter Insertion, Alex Duvall, Thomas Sprys-Tellner, Tristan Lemon, Ryan Kelly, Andrew Stefan, James Paxton
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Introduction
Intraosseous (IO) vascular access is most commonly used when critical patients need rapid establishment of vascular access. They have shown high rates of successful placement, with the proximal tibia showing the highest first-attempt success rates. Proper establishment of vascular access requires a needle properly sized to enter the bony cortex and stay there. In this study, we analyzed demographic associations with pre-tibial subcutaneous tissue depth (PTSTD).
Methods
The PTSTD was calculated using computed tomography (CT) images of adult (³ 18 years old) patients. Variables including side, age, sex, height, weight, BMI, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, and …