How common is SQ hydration therapy?

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  • by styRN
    Specializes in LTC.

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Specializes in Education, Acute, Med/Surg, Tele, etc.

I am with some of these posters in knowing it for treatment of animals. When I worked at a pet store (family owned and wonderful one..heck we had a hard time actually selling the pets because we all were a bunch of moms that loved all the pets so much! LOL!) where we had a horible viral infection that hit many bunnies....we had to do a LOT of SQ hydration (much through bolus in the scruff). Some kittens and puppies too if they got dehydrated too from a cold or what not.

For humans in end of life issues...I am very leary of hydration at that point since it drastically prolongs death in most cases...however, a small amount of SQ hydration I can see being okay. (I mean it is one thing to hydrate someone IV at 75-100ml/hr vs a few ml/hr SQ...that isn't as invasive and drastic to me).

leslie :-D

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In babies, they used the area over the scapula.

that area over the scapula is also an acceptable inj site for insulin.

i just found that out. :)

leslie

Specializes in Education, Acute, Med/Surg, Tele, etc.

Yep Earle! I have used that site many times for older diabetics whos sites have been used so many times! I use those so I am not using up spots they or other nurses will use (if they are in a facility).

Nothing like getting a good SQ site on the belly or back of the arm and hitting a good scar point and about bending your needle! OUCH! I find that the scapula (given enough fatty tissue) is an awesome spot and hurts less if done correctly :)!

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