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Consensus guidelines for lumbar puncture in patients with neurological diseases [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Introduction Cerebrospinal fluid collection by lumbar puncture (LP) is performed in the diagnostic workup of several neurological brain diseases. Reluctance to perform the procedure is among others due to a lack of standards and guidelines to minimize ...
Blennow, K. (Kaj)   +37 more
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SENSORY REGRESSION TIME FROM SUBARACHNOID BLOCK WITH HYPERBARIC 0.75% BUPIVACAINE IN THE OBESE PATIENT [PDF]

open access: yes, 1989
The purpose of this study was to determine if obese patients have a different sensory regression time from subarachnoid block than non-obese patients using hyperbaric 0.75% bupivacaine. A quasi-experimental design was used. Twenty patients were separated
Hilton, George Leslie
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Oral transmucosal fentanyl [PDF]

open access: yes, 1998
None ...
D. Prosser   +4 more
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Lumbar puncture [PDF]

open access: yesEmergency Medicine Australasia, 2014
Ben Butson, Paul Kwa
openaire   +3 more sources

A horizontal and perpendicular interlaminar approach for intrathecal nusinersen injection in patients with spinal muscular atrophy and scoliosis: an observational study

open access: yesOrphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Background Lumbar puncture is challenging for patients with scoliosis. Previous ultrasound-assisted techniques for lumbar puncture used the angle of the probe as the needle trajectory; however, reproducing the angle is difficult and increases the number ...
Chanyan Huang   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Oral fluid supplementation for the prevention of post-dural puncture headache: A noninferiority randomized controlled trial.

open access: yesPLoS ONE
Aim(s)To investigate the impact of the absence of specific advice for oral fluid intake, compared to supplementation water intake on the occurrence of post-dural puncture headache.DesignA prospective, open-label, non-inferiority, multicenter trial ...
Emmanuelle Cartron   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Management of Cerebellar Tonsillar Herniation following Lumbar Puncture in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

open access: yesCase Reports in Critical Care, 2015
Lumbar puncture is performed routinely for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in idiopathic intracranial hypertension, despite lumbar puncture being classically contraindicated in the setting of raised intracranial pressure.
Kenneth R. Hoffman   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

An animal model study of simplified optical navigation system-assisted percutaneous lumbar transforaminal puncture

open access: yesJournal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Background Optical navigation systems can provide real-time visualization of the positional relationship between surgical instruments and patient anatomy, making them suitable for assisting in puncture localization during percutaneous transforaminal ...
B. N. Wenxiu Chai   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cost of managing meningitis and encephalitis among adult patients in the United States of America

open access: yesInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018
Objective: To determine the associated costs related to the diagnosis and treatment of meningitis and encephalitis (ME) in adult patients in the USA. Methods: A retrospective observational study design was used to assess the use and costs of diagnostic ...
J.M. Balada-Llasat   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Management of paediatric procedure-related cancer pain

open access: yes, 1999
Paediatric malignancy is not always painful in its own right; however, young patients with cancer undergo numerous painful procedures for diagnosis, therapy and supportive care, including lumbar puncture, bone marrow aspiration and biopsy.
Liossi, C.
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