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Lumbar puncture for the generalist [PDF]
South African Family Practice, 2004 The safe and successful performance of a lumbar puncture demands a working and yet specific knowledge as well as competency in performance. This review aims to aid understanding of the knowledge framework, the pitfalls and complications of lumbar ...
J.M. Boon +3 more
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Failure of lumbar puncture in a patient with spinal epidural lipomatosis: a case report [PDF]
JA Clinical Reports, 2016 We report a case of difficult lumbar puncture due to the inability to obtain adequate cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in a patient later diagnosed with spinal epidural lipomatosis (SEL).
Daiki Yamanaka +8 more
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Ultrasonography helps emergency physician identify the best lumbar puncture site under the conus medullaris [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2017 Background Ultrasonography – assisted lumbar puncture helps physicians identify traditional anatomical landmarks. However, it could help to overcome the anatomical dogmas and thus identify the best interspinous space under the medullary cone.
Line Dussourd +8 more
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Measuring blood glucose before or after lumbar puncture [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 Background The ratio of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to peripheral blood glucose at the same period is an important index for diagnosing and monitoring the efficacy of central nervous system infection, especially bacterial meningitis.
Kaili Shi +6 more
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Lumbar puncture: considerations, procedure, and complications [PDF]
Encephalitis, 2022 Lumbar puncture is an important technique used to obtain cerebrospinal fluid, administer medications, and monitor intracerebral pressure. As essential invasive approach to diagnosing and treating central nervous system disorders, clinicians should be ...
Keun Tae Kim
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Acute Medicine Journal, 2011 Most junior doctors learn common practical procedures, like lumbar puncture, on the job. This usually involves unstructured observation, demonstration and then supervised practice. Thus, most doctors have learned to perform a lumbar puncture without studying the theory of the procedure in any detail.
Mike D Cadogan +2 more
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022 Background Multiple lumbar punctures have historically been a strategy to relieve headaches associated with idiopathic intracranial hypertension despite limited clinical evidence of long-term efficacy.
Hannah S. Lyons +6 more
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Zhongguo cuzhong zazhi, 2023 : Objective To evaluate the effect of virtual reality (VR) combined with simulation mode in the teaching of lumbar puncture for undergraduates. Methods A total of 30 undergraduates in the Second Affiliated Hospital, Air Force Medical University ...
孙超，薛梦，颜镇洪，杨倩，常婷
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Ultrasound-Guided vs. Landmark-Guided Lumbar Puncture for Obese Patients in Emergency Department
Frontiers in Surgery, 2022 ObjectiveEmergency patients are in severe and urgent condition. If the patient is obese, the traditional lumbar puncture method is more difficult. This study was to observe the comparison of ultrasound-guided and landmark-guided lumbar puncture for obese
Lei Li, Weichen Tao, Xue Cai
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Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering, 2023 In lumbar puncture surgery, compared with the conventional methodologies like computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound imaging offers the advantages of being low cost, no radiation and real-time image generation. However, the use of
Wenlu Zhang +9 more
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