Biological Sex Is Associated with Pre-Tibial Subcutaneous Tissue Depth for Intraosseous Catheter Insertion
Female sex, short height, and high weight / BMI appear to be correlated with increased soft tissue thickness at the proximal tibial intraosseous insertion site. Longer catheter sizes may be required for proximal tibial intraosseous cannulation in obese patients, and for female patients when compared to male patients with the same BMI.
Authors
- Andrew J. Stefan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0390-9629)
- Tristan Lemon
- Ryan Kelly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2038-5880)
- James H. Paxton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2154-4472)
- Arndt J. Duvall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9726-5027)
- Thomas Sprys-Tellner
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Wayne State University (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- University of Cincinnati Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5811/westjem.33655
- Primary Topic
- Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00