Performing and interpreting a lumbar puncture

Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2018 Dec 2;79(12):C183-C187. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2018.79.12.C183.

Authors

Siobhan Perry¹, Jonathan Barnes², Anthony Allan³

Affiliations

¹ CT3 Anaesthetics Trainee, Department of Anaesthesia, Great Western Hospital, Swindon SN3 6BB.
² CT3 Anaesthetics Trainee, Department of Anaesthesia, Great Western Hospital, Swindon.
³ Consultant Anaesthetist, Department of Anaesthesia, Great Western Hospital, Swindon.

PMID: 30526095
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2018.79.12.C183

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Anticoagulants / administration & dosage
Asepsis / methods
Cerebrospinal Fluid / cytology*
Humans
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / administration & dosage
Spinal Puncture / adverse effects
Spinal Puncture / methods*

Substances

Anticoagulants
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors