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injection
Introduction of pharmaceutical agent(s) through a hypodermic needle into a vein (IV), artery (intra-arterial), muscle (IM), subcutaneous tissue (SC), intradermally or into other body cavities with or without use of a hypodermic needle.
Related
infusion
Specific
aspiration/injection of bone cyst
aspiration/injection of thyroid cyst
autologous leukocyte concentrate injection
epidural glucocorticoid injection; epidural steroid injection (ESI)
epidural injection
epidural/subarachnoid injection
glucocorticoid/anesthetic injection for carpal tunnel syndrome
glucocorticoid/anesthetic injection, plantar common digital nerve
injection for myelography/CT
injection for occlusion of arteriovenous malformation, spinal
injection into nasal turbinate
injection into paravertebral facet
injection of collagenase into palmar fascia
injection of corpus cavernosum
injection of sinus tract
injection tendon sheath/ligament/aponeurosis
intradermal injection
intralesional injection
intramuscular injection
intramuscular/subcutaneous injection
intraocular injection
intraperitoneal injection
intrapleural injection
joint/bursa injection (knee injection, subacromial bursa injection)
periprostatic injection of biodegradable material
retrobulbar block; retrobulbar injection
stereotactic injection
subcutaneous injection
tendon injection
trigger point injection
vascular injection
General
clinical procedure
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Overcoming Education Gaps and Denial: CDC and SIPC Release New
Tools to Help Clinicians Ensure Every Injection is Safe
http://blogs.cdc.gov/safehealthcare/?p=2802