Correspondence - Ultrasound for Lumbar Punctures - An Invaluable tool for the Acute Physician.

Q3 Medicine

Acute Medicine Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.52964/AMJA.0943

A Taylor, S Clare

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Abstract

The traditional procedure of identifying anatomical landmarks when performing lumbar punctures can lead to a failure rate of 19%. The Society of Hospital Medicine have published a statement, recommending use of ultrasound (US) guidance for all adult lumbar punctures (LP). A recent meta-analysis found several advantages of point of care US guided LP: higher success rate and diminished pain. US assisted LP is easy to learn, integrating ultrasound guided LP into Acute Medicine curriculum, could lead to better patient outcome.

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通信-超声腰椎穿刺-一个宝贵的工具，为急症医生。

在腰椎穿刺时，传统的识别解剖标志的方法失败率为19%。医院医学协会发表了一份声明，建议使用超声(US)指导所有成人腰椎穿刺(LP)。最近的一项荟萃分析发现了护理点US引导LP的几个优点:更高的成功率和减轻的疼痛。超声辅助腰压术易学，将超声引导腰压术纳入急性医学课程，可提高患者预后。

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Acute Medicine Medicine-Emergency Medicine

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1.50

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