Investigators conducted a single-centre, retrospective cohort study of 783 adult patients in Austria who underwent diagnostic LP, most on an elective basis. The main outcome was any procedural ...

Doctors use blood patch procedures to treat spinal headaches, rare events that may happen after epidurals or other medical procedures involving the spine. In a blood patch your own blood is injected ...

Decreasing Late Mortality Among Five-Year Survivors of Cancer in Childhood and Adolescence: A Population-Based Study in the Nordic Countries PURPOSE: To determine the effects of eliminating initial ...

Background: Lumbar puncture (LP) for the exclusion of meningitis is included as part of routine clinical investigation of suspected sepsis in many neonatal units. A retrospective review of medical ...