منابع مشابه
Ultrasound for routine lumbar puncture.
OBJECTIVES The objective was to determine if use of ultrasound (US) by emergency physicians (EPs) to localize spinal landmarks improves the performance of lumbar puncture (LP). METHODS This was a prospective, randomized, controlled study conducted in a county teaching hospital. Subjects, adults 18 years of age or older who were to receive LPs for routine clinical care in the emergency departm...
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OBJECTIVE Evidence showing the systematic utility of ultrasound imaging during lumbar puncture (LP) in the emergency department is lacking. Our hypothesis was that ultrasound-assisted LP would increase the success rate and ease of performing LP with a greater benefit in obese patients. METHODS This was an Institutional Review Board-approved, randomized, prospective, double-blind study conduct...
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Lumbar puncture (LP) is a common procedure in various medical specialties to aid in diagnosis, despite the relatively high occurrence of complications, of which postLP headache is most notable. Ultrasonography, as an adjuvant to osseous palpation, may increase the success rate and decrease the rate of post-LP headache. Through a retrospective chart review of all patients who underwent an LP in ...
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Introduction: Infections are one of the main causes of death during childhood. Epidemiologic studies in Iran showed that the incidence of neonatal sepsis was 1.8% in 1995. Moreover, the incidence of neonatal meningitis is 0.2 to 0.4 in per 1,000 live births. The aim of this study was to determine the necessity of lumbar puncture (LP) in early neonatal sepsis. Methods: In a retrospective study, ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Neurology: Clinical Practice
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2163-0402,2163-0933
DOI: 10.1212/cpj.0000000000000265