title: Traumatic vs. atraumatic 22 G needle for therapeutic and diagnostic lumbar puncture in the hematologic patient: a prospective clinical trial.
abstract: We investigated the impact of needle type on post lumbar puncture headache (PLPH) in hematologic patients undergoing LP. We prospectively compared traumatic (TN) vs. atraumatic 22G needles. Twenty-seven patients underwent 48 LPs, 22 with chemotherapy injection. PLPH occurred almost exclusively with TN (4% vs. 30% p=0.02), irrespective of chemotherapy injection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Rambam Medical Center, and Rappaport Faculty of Medicine Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. avironit@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ronit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lavi
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rowe
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Avivi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology*; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009339:Needles / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013129:Spinal Puncture / Q000009:adverse effects*