Diagnostics and Therapeutics: The Who, What, Where, When and Why of Lumbar Punctures
Taming the SRU
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
The LP is now a standard procedure and in 2010 well over 135,000 LPs were performed in Emergency Departments throughout the US (3). It is most helpful to do the ultrasound immediately before needle insertion, as movement of the patient may shift cutaneous landmarks from underlying bony structures. WHO - Who Needs an LP in the ED?
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