Subcutaneous or intramuscular injection is the administration of medicine using a syringe. It is called subcutaneous when the administration is done in the subcutaneous tissue, that is, the tissue that is under the skin, while intramuscular, when it is done in a muscle, mainly in the deltoid or the buttock. The procedure, although simple, should be performed by qualified personnel. Nosileia Tora provides the service of performing subcutaneous or intramuscular injections at home, administering any medicine recommended by the attending physician, safely, by specialized nurses.
Subcutaneous injections are needed in cases like:
- Anticoagulants (treatment usually lasts a month, maybe longer in some cases)
- After surgery
- Injections for hematocrit or white blood cells, which are given depending on the results of general blood tests
- Administration of insulin, which is done after measuring the sugar and only based on the instructions of the attending physician and is divided into slow or fast acting
- Injections for IVF
Intramuscular injections are are needed in cases like:
- Administration of antibiotics
- Administration for the treatment of megaloblastic anemia due to vitamin B12 deficiency
- Antipyretic injections
- Antiemetic injections
- Anti-inflammatory
- Analgesics
- Cortisones
In the cases where more than 1 injection is needed, the positions where these are carried out are alternated and not fixed at the same point.
The needles used are different, depending on the type of injection, as for example, for subcutaneous they are thinner and smaller.
Complications – Side effects after injection
In some cases and depending on each patient, black spots or even “bumps” may appear, but these will disappear over time. Contact us at 210-5710088 for Athens and 2310-262888 for Thessaloniki and book your appointment immediately for a subcutaneous or intramuscular injection by a specialized nurse at Nosileia Tora.
