Lumbar puncture (LP), also known as spinal tap, is the most frequently used technique through which the restricted compartment of the subarachnoid space is accessed to sample cerebrospinal fluid. An LP can have both diagnostic and therapeutic indications. To perform an LP, the optimal length, ...
A lumbar puncture or spinal tap procedure provides lifesaving information in disease diagnosis. A lumbar puncture (LP) is the insertion of a needle into the spinal canal to collect and examine the fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord (cerebral spinal fluid). It is termed a "lumbar ...
The anti-inflammatory action of SP suppresses inflammation in various diseases, including spinal cord injury, diabetic ulcers, and rheumatoid arthritis10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17. SP can block retinal inflammation and inhibit the development of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR)18. Moreover, SP is...
Complications of liver disease include pruritus, fatigue, and altered sleep pattern. Pruritus and fatigue can predate the diagnosis of liver disease, especially primary biliary cholangitis; accordingly, liver disease should be considered in patients with these symptoms. Patients with compensated cirrhosis m...
Major complications included spinal hematoma with paraplegia (1), intracranial hemorrhage (2), meningitis (2), arachnoiditis (3), CSF leak requiring a blood patch (3), bloody tap delaying operation (1), and a retained catheter tip (1). Patients who had prior LD placement had significantly ...
Performing neuroaxial regional anaesthesia in patients receiving antithrombotic drugs is discussed controversially due to the inherent risk of spinal epidural haematoma. It is generally perceived that the establishment of recommendations and strict adherence to appropriate time intervals between the ...
Spinal tapPost-lumbar puncture headachePost-dural puncture headacheLumbar puncture complicationsThis paper reviews the complications of lumbar puncture with a focus on post-dural puncture headache including pathophysiology, risk factors, prevention, and treatment.#Recent research has focused on understanding ...
bioengineering Article Optimization of Spinal Reconstructions for Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures to Prevent Proximal Junctional Complications: A Finite Element Study Chia-En Wong 1,†, Hsuan-Teh Hu 2,3,† , Yu-Heng Huang 2 and Kuo-Yuan Huang 4,* 1 Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery...
Overview of Methods to Quantify Invasiveness of Surgical Approaches in Orthopedic Surgery-A Scoping Review. Front. Surg. 2022, 8, 771275. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] Dubin, A.E.; Patapoutian, A. Nociceptors: The sensors of the pain pathway. J. Clin. Investig. 2010, 120, 3760–3772....
The treatment of bone-related diseases has multiple complications, including bone breakage, reduced quality of life, spinal cord or nerve compression, and pain. However, anticancer active agents have failed to maintain desired therapeutic concentrations at the target site; hence, uptake of the drug ...