A NEW LUMBAR-PUNCTURE NEEDLE

New sternal puncture needle.

The needles most commonly used for obtaining bone marrow aspirates from the sternum are the Salah and Klima needles. They were designed in the 1930s, and except for the introduction of different kinds of stops and guards there has been no change in their basic structure and design. These instruments are small, do not fit properly in the operator's hand, and the lack of a T-bar handle often make...

Depth of insertion of a lumbar puncture needle.

The depth of lumbar puncture needle insertion was recorded in 107 children. Height provided the best guide to the minimum and maximum depths of insertion. Mean depth of insertion (cm) = 0.03 x height of child (cm).

Note on Lumbar Puncture with the Dattner Pattern of Needle.

Lumbar tattoos and lumbar puncture: the emperor's new clothes?

CAN J ANESTH 54: 10 www.cja-jca.org October, 2007 Management of the Difficult Airway. Practice guidelines for management of the difficult airway: an updated report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Management of the Difficult Airway. Anesthesiology 2003; 98: 1269–77. 2 Mizutani AR, Ozaki G, Benumof JL, Scheller MS. Auscultation cannot distinguish esophageal from trachea...

Impact of postdural puncture headache after diagnostic lumbar puncture

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