Incidence and effect of traumatic lumbar puncture in the neonate.
The incidence of non-traumatic, traumatic and unsuccessful lumbar punctures in 181 neonates was similar whether a needle with a stylet, a butterfly needle without stylet, or a standard venipuncture needle without stylet was used. Comparison of 20 lumbar puncture pairs in 17 patients showed that traumatic lumbar puncture does not result in a cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis between two and 13 days after initial traumatic lumbar puncture.
D004906:Erythrocyte Count; D005865:Gestational Age; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D009339:Needles; D013129:Spinal Puncture / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation