Materials and Methods: A retrospective review was conducted on the medical records of all 168 patients who underwent LP during their medical intensive care unit (MICU) admission at a university hospital during a 4.5-year period beginning in January 2000. Results: Lumbar puncture was performed a ...
The meaning of LUMBAR PUNCTURE is puncture of the subarachnoid space in the lumbar region of the spinal cord to withdraw cerebrospinal fluid or inject anesthetic drugs.
CONCLUSION: Lumbar punctures may result in lethal intracranial hypotension in patients after hemicraniectomy and are thus contraindicated unless care is taken to remove the pressure gradient of atmospheric air across the lumbar cistern. 展开 关键词: Cerebral herniation Cerebrospinal fluid pressure ...
One of the responsibilities of thenurseduring a lumbar puncture is to provide information and instructions before, during, and after the procedure. It will decreasefearandanxietyamong the patient and their families, and it will also lessen the occurrence of potential complications post-lumbar puncture...
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 puncture" because the needle is placed in the lumbar portion of the back and used to punct...
The present invention provides a tool and method for performing a lumbar puncture. The tool may include a first arm and a second arm and may form a T-shape. The first arm may be longer than the second arm. Also included is a projection extending from one of the arms. The projection ha...
Lumbar puncture (LP) is a procedural skill that is required for practice in the emergency care setting, most often for diagnostic purposes. Rarely, it can also be used therapeutically, to alleviate the pain of patients presenting to the emergency department with acute headache from idiopathic intra...
Twitter Google Share on Facebook sciatica (redirected fromLumbar radiculopathy) Thesaurus Medical Encyclopedia Related to Lumbar radiculopathy:sciatica,cervical radiculopathy sci·at·i·ca (sī-ăt′ĭ-kə) n. Pain along the sciatic nerve usually caused by a herniated disk of the lumbar region...
A Rise in Violent Cases Against Nurses Worries Healthcare... Non-surgical Spinal Decompression Effective! 5What to Expect Here’s what you can expect before, during, and after your lumbar puncture (spinal tap). Your doctor will ask you to change into a hospital gown and the procedure is do...
2 APPs in Lumbar Puncture. 3 APPs in Paracentesis. After ten months, a total of 3,459 procedures were logged. Conclusions: CVC and AC were the most common procedures performed by APPs across all ICUs. Adherence to local and ... V Bakshi,S Gregg,V Moll - 《Critical Care Medicine》 被...