Management of cerebrospinal fluid.
In traditional practice, doctors order tests and the laboratory performs them. A series of tests are requested before the results of any of the tests are known. The authors of this paper examine the interface between the clinicians and the laboratory. They produce a cost effective and clinically useful routine for handling spinal fluid. They bring to their practice an excellent example of quality assurance which is genuine, improves practice and is not "busy work." The editor heard Dr. Albright present this material and urged him to make it available to North Carolina doctors.
Albright
R E
RE
Department of Medicine (Neurology), Duke University Medical Center, Durham.
Christenson
R H
RH
Babb
J D
JD
Sparks
E W
EW
Butts
R K
RK
Hassett
B J
BJ
Bledsoe
M C
MC
Graham
C B
CB
Emlet
J L
JL
Smith
M P
MP
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000032:analysis / Q000382:microbiology; D015925:Cryopreservation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography; D010338:Pathology, Clinical; D013129:Spinal Puncture; D013588:Syphilis Serodiagnosis; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid