Medical investigations 1: Lumbar punctureLumbar puncture (LP) involves the removal of a sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the subarachnoid space via a hollow needle which is introduced into the lumbar cisterna through the third or fourth lumbar interspace (Figure 1).MA Healthcare Ltd...
Ethical considerations This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the Asan Medical Center. We obtained written informed consent from all patients after a nurse had explained the aims and procedures of the study. Results Demographic and clinical characteristics The demographic ...
026Croydon neurology: our DGH specialist nurse delivered lumbar puncture (LP) servicedoi:10.1136/jnnp-2022-abn2.70Demand for LPs in neurology is increasing in diagnostics, therapeutics and in assisting inexperienced junior doctors in acute medicine, necessitating good DGH based services. Specialist nurses...
Background Within our region, diagnostic lumbar punctures (LP's) were historically performed on the day unit at the regional neuroscience centre. We aimed to develop a specialist nurse-led LP clinic at our DGH to improve local access to diagnostic LP's for patients. Method We created a ...