Pain, position, and stylet styles: Infant lumbar puncture practices of pediatric emergency attending physicians

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 816-820

  Baxter, Amy L ^a   Welch, J Camille ^b   Burke, Bonnie L ^b   Isaacman, Daniel J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF THE KING S DAUGHTERS   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia; E mail; Lumbar puncture; Survey; Topical anesthetic

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; CHILD HEALTH CARE; E-MAIL; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; NEEDLE; PAIN; PATIENT POSITIONING; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN; POSTAL MAIL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; TRAINING;

ADULT; EMERGENCIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POSTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPINAL PUNCTURE;

EID: 11144348755     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000148030.99339.fe     Document Type: Review

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