Observational studyJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2021
Real-time ultrasound-guided lumbar puncture in the neonatal intensive care unit.
Observational study in Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Two-operator real-time ultrasound-guided lumbar puncture in neonates: a case series.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Article
- Neonatal point-of-care ultrasound-guidelines for training, credentialing and quality assurance.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Review
- The Utility of Point-Of-Care Ultrasound for Paediatric Lumbar Puncture: A Narrative Review.Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA · 2025Review
- Prospective study on ultrasonographic measurement of the spinal canal depth in very low birth weight infants.BMJ paediatrics open · 2025Observational
- Comparing Ultrasonography and Surface Landmark-Guided Lumbar Puncture in Patients with Obesity and Difficult Anatomy; a Randomized Controlled Trial.Archives of academic emergency medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine the rates of traumatic lumbar puncture (LP) and overall success rates using the real-time ultrasound-guided technique when performed by a neonatal point-of-care ultrasound provider. STUDY
designRetrospective observational study of 17 infants in the neonatal intensive care unit who underwent a real-time ultrasound-guided LP between March 2015 and November 2016. Spearman's correlation was calculated.
resultsThe first attempt and overall success rates were 65% and 100%, respectively. The rate of nontraumatic LP was 69%. CSF RBC count was inversely correlated with both PMA (Spearman's correlation coefficient (r
conclusionsThis study is the first to provide evidence of high success rates with real-time ultrasound-guided LP when performed by a neonatologist. Our data demonstrate feasibility in neonates over a broad range of weights, including premature infants as small as 750 g.
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