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Rochwerg, Bram; Almenawer, Saleh A; Siemieniuk, Reed A C; Vandvik, Per Olav; Agoritsas, Thomas; Lytvyn, Lyubov; Alhazzani, Waleed; Archambault, Patrick; D’Aragon, Frederick; Farhoumand, Pauline Darbellay; Guyatt, Gordon; Laake, Jon Henrik; Beltrán-Arroyave, Claudia; McCredie, Victoria; Price, Amy; Chabot, Christian; Zervakis, Tracy; Badhiwala, Jetan; St-Onge, Maude; Szczeklik, Wojciech; Møller, Morten Hylander; Lamontagne, Francois
BMJ (Online), 05/2018, Letnik: 361Journal Article
What you need to know Post-dural-puncture headache is a common complication after lumbar puncture, affecting up to 35% of patientsThis headache results from sustained leakage of cerebrospinal fluid from a dural tear; it can be debilitating and require return to hospital for narcotics or invasive therapyWe issue a strong recommendation for use of atraumatic needles in all patients (adults and children) undergoing lumbar puncture because they decrease complications and are no less likely to work than conventional needles
