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Techniques to increase lumbar puncture success in newborn babies: the NeoCLEAR RCT
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Background
Lumbar puncture is an essential tool for diagnosing meningitis. Neonatal lumbar puncture, although frequently performed, has low success rates (50–60%). Standard technique includes lying infants on their side and removing the stylet ‘late’, that is, after the needle is thought to have entered the cerebrospinal fluid. Modifications to this technique include holding infants in the sitting position and removing the stylet ‘early’, that is, following transection o... Expand abstract
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- 10.3310/thjy0671
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- NIHR Journals Library
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- Health Technology Assessment More from this journal
- Volume:
- 27
- Issue:
- 33
- Place of publication:
- England
- Publication date:
- 2023-12-01
- Acceptance date:
- 2022-04-01
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2046-4924
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1366-5278
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38149666
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English
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1591751
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pubs:1591751
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- 2023
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