Towards evidence based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Use of ultrasonography for lumbar puncture.
A short cut review was carried out to establish whether ultrasonography can assist in the performing of a lumbar puncture. Fifty-one citations were reviewed of which three answered the three part question. The clinical bottom line is that ultrasound shows early promise as a tool to assist in achieving a successful lumbar puncture.
Cummings
Trevor
T
Grand Rapids Medical Education & Research/Michigan State University, Michigan, USA.
Jones
Jeffrey S
JS
D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D013129:Spinal Puncture / Q000379:methods*; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional