{"title":"Skin disinfection using hygiene swabs for self-injection of diabetes medications: an overview of the current best practices.","authors":"Rie Tanaka, Shinobu Watanabe","doi":"10.1007/s13340-022-00615-9","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Injectable diabetes medications are widely available. Although self-injection techniques update with the release of new devices, current clinical practices in Japan consistently adhere to the standardized hygiene procedures for skin disinfection. On the other hand, the manual for disaster diabetes care does not require the victims to skin preparation using alcohol swabs before injection. The World Health Organization shows that skin disinfection with alcohol is not necessary for subcutaneous injections, and that hand hygiene and skin preparation with soap and water are important procedures. Skin preparation for self-injection remains controversial. Thus, this article overviewed current best practices and discussed future implementation of skin preparation for self-injection of diabetes medications. According to the latest published studies, there is a trade-off between standardized infection control and cost-saving. To address the practical debate, revision of the best practices for self-injection techniques stratified by healthcare setting, cost-effectiveness analysis based on patient-reported outcomes, and opt-in prescribing systems are needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":11340,"journal":{"name":"Diabetology International","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3000,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9754986/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Diabetology International","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13340-022-00615-9","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Injectable diabetes medications are widely available. Although self-injection techniques update with the release of new devices, current clinical practices in Japan consistently adhere to the standardized hygiene procedures for skin disinfection. On the other hand, the manual for disaster diabetes care does not require the victims to skin preparation using alcohol swabs before injection. The World Health Organization shows that skin disinfection with alcohol is not necessary for subcutaneous injections, and that hand hygiene and skin preparation with soap and water are important procedures. Skin preparation for self-injection remains controversial. Thus, this article overviewed current best practices and discussed future implementation of skin preparation for self-injection of diabetes medications. According to the latest published studies, there is a trade-off between standardized infection control and cost-saving. To address the practical debate, revision of the best practices for self-injection techniques stratified by healthcare setting, cost-effectiveness analysis based on patient-reported outcomes, and opt-in prescribing systems are needed.
期刊介绍:
Diabetology International, the official journal of the Japan Diabetes Society, publishes original research articles about experimental research and clinical studies in diabetes and related areas. The journal also presents editorials, reviews, commentaries, reports of expert committees, and case reports on any aspect of diabetes. Diabetology International welcomes submissions from researchers, clinicians, and health professionals throughout the world who are interested in research, treatment, and care of patients with diabetes. All manuscripts are peer-reviewed to assure that high-quality information in the field of diabetes is made available to readers. Manuscripts are reviewed with due respect for the author''s confidentiality. At the same time, reviewers also have rights to confidentiality, which are respected by the editors. The journal follows a single-blind review procedure, where the reviewers are aware of the names and affiliations of the authors, but the reviewer reports provided to authors are anonymous. Single-blind peer review is the traditional model of peer review that many reviewers are comfortable with, and it facilitates a dispassionate critique of a manuscript.