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1. Significant reduction in post-lumbar puncture headache using an atraumatic needle. A double-blind, controlled clinical trial.

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Kleyweg, RP, Hertzberger, LI, Carbaat, PAT, Kleyweg, R P, Hertzberger, L I, and Carbaat, P A

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*HEADACHE, *LUMBAR puncture, *COMPARATIVE studies, *HYPODERMIC needles, *RESEARCH methodology, *MEDICAL cooperation, *RESEARCH, *EVALUATION research, *RANDOMIZED controlled trials, *BLIND experiment, *EQUIPMENT & supplies
Abstract

A characteristic headache occurs in about 36-55% of patients after lumbar puncture, and many of these patients need bed rest for one or more days to get relief. In a double-blind randomized trial we compared a new 22-gauge atraumatic puncture needle with the most widely used 20-gauge "conventional" needle. In 49 patients randomized to the atraumatic needle, post-lumbar puncture headache occurred in 6%, whereas in the 50 patients randomized to the conventional needle this occurred in 32% (p = 0.001). On the basis of these results we recommend use of the atraumatic needle in order to diminish the frequency of post-lumbar puncture headache. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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1998
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