Post-Lumbar Puncture Headache and Needle Gauge

J Gordon Millichap

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-28-4-2

Post-Lumbar Puncture Headache and Needle Gauge

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 28 (2014): Issue 4

By: J Gordon Millichap

Open Access

|Apr 2014

Abstract

Investigators from the Oncology Unit, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, compared the frequency of headache and procedure time following lumbar puncture (LP) in a randomized crossover trial using a 25-gauge compared to a 22-gauge needle.

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Articles in this issue

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-28-4-2 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

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Language: English

Page range: 26 - 27

Published on: Apr 1, 2014

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Leukemia,

Anesthesia,

Post-LP Headache

© 2014 J Gordon Millichap, published by Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Volume 28 (2014): Issue 4