Lumbar punctures: use and diagnostic efficiency in emergency medical departments
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Lumbar punctures: use and diagnostic efficiency in emergency medical departments
BACKGROUND Lumbar punctures (LP) are regularly and effortlessly used in the emergency medical departments (EMD). LP use and efficiency have not been fully explored in the published literature. AIMS The goal of this study was to assess in a French EMD, the frequency of use and the diagnostic efficiency of LP, the final diagnoses, and related medical practices. METHODS We retrospectively stud...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Emergency Medicine
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1865-1372,1865-1380
DOI: 10.1007/s12245-009-0128-5