Risk factors for unsuccessful lumbar puncture in children
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Risk factors for unsuccessful lumbar puncture in children.
BACKGROUND This descriptive study provides the first information on an association between the use of sedation and a reduction in the prevalence of unsuccessful lumbar puncture (LP) in African children of all races. OBJECTIVE Our hypothesis was that children who do not receive any procedural sedation are more likely to have unsuccessful LPs. METHODS A cross-sectional observational study exa...
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عنوان ژورنال: South African Medical Journal
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2078-5135
DOI: 10.7196/samj.2016.v106.i12.10703