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Review
. 2007 Jul;24(7):492-3.
doi: 10.1136/emj.2007.050518.

Towards evidence based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Use of ultrasonography for lumbar puncture

Trevor Cummings  1 , Jeffrey S Jones
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Review

Towards evidence based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Use of ultrasonography for lumbar puncture

Trevor Cummings et al. Emerg Med J. 2007 Jul.

Abstract

A short cut review was carried out to establish whether ultrasonography can assist in the performing of a lumbar puncture. Fifty-one citations were reviewed of which three answered the three part question. The clinical bottom line is that ultrasound shows early promise as a tool to assist in achieving a successful lumbar puncture.

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