[Post lumbar puncture syndrome and the manner of needle insertion].
We have analysed the correlation between the direction of needle bevel insertion and the occurrence of post-puncture syndrome appearing after diagnostic lumbar puncture. Post-puncture headache was observed in 38 of 380 patients (13.6%). The syndrome occurred in 11 patients (7.9%) in whom the needle bevel had been inserted parallel to the patient's backbone and in 27 patients (19.3%) in whom the needle bevel had been inserted perpendicularly to the backbone. The complications after lumbar puncture could be reduced by inserting the needle bevel parallel to the patient's backbone.
Kochanowicz
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Kliniki Neurologicznej AM w Białymstoku.
Drozdowski
W
W
Baniukiewicz
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D020773:Headache Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009339:Needles; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D013129:Spinal Puncture / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*