July 31, 20214 yr After reading this: https://rdcu.be/cqY8Y .. we decided to try for ourselves. It does work! Who uses ultrasound to guide lumbar puncture as well? Do you prefer to access out-of-plane or in-plane? Did you run into any unexpected difficulties? Have you identified any helpful landmarks?
August 1, 20214 yr Looks like a great tool! I voted "Not yet, but interested" above I remember a special case some time ago where we really wanted to get CSF for herpes-PCR, and the LP failed x several. We asked our radiologist for support and ultrasound showed a hematoma after the first puncture attempts, completely compressing the the dural sack. So, getting CSF seemed just impossible. But... a new ultrasound (day after as I remember it), showed that hematoma was smaller and with guidance, we performed a succesful tap. Shared the poll also on Tw
August 4, 20214 yr comment_11677 Have you checked Injeq IQ Tip system for neonatal lumbar punctures?BRC 025 Neonatal brochure_v2_2021-06-30.pdf Send Sticky Note
August 11, 20214 yr i miss 99nicu since i change my practice to UK i missed manythings, i am still couping with the new shift. Is it normal to take such a time 8 months now😩 really a wonderful topic i do like to learn how to use it
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