Journal article
Atraumatic versus conventional lumbar puncture needles: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Atraumatic needles have been proposed to lower complication rates after lumbar puncture. However, several surveys indicate that clinical adoption of these needles remains poor. We did a systematic review and meta-analysis to compare patient outcomes after lumbar puncture with atraumatic needles and conventional needles.
METHODS: In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we independently searched 13 databases with no language …
Authors
Nath S; Koziarz A; Badhiwala JH; Alhazzani W; Jaeschke R; Sharma S; Banfield L; Shoamanesh A; Singh S; Nassiri F
Journal
The Lancet, Vol. 391, No. 10126, pp. 1197–1204
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
3 2018
DOI
10.1016/s0140-6736(17)32451-0
ISSN
0140-6736