Incidence of postdural puncture headache and backache following diagnostic/therapeutic lumbar puncture using a 22G cutting spinal needle, and after introduction of a 25G pencil point spinal needle

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 230-234

  Lowery, Susan ^a   Oliver, Alexander ^b  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Complications; Pencan; Postdural puncture headache; Quincke; Spinal needle

Indexed keywords

GRANISETRON; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; NEEDLE; PARENT; PEDIATRICIAN; POSTDURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SPINAL NEEDLE; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; BACK PAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEEDLES; POST-DURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPINAL PUNCTURE;

EID: 38549156602     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2008.02414.x     Document Type: Article

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