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Epidemiology of lumbar punctures in hospitalized patients in the United States

OBJECTIVES: Lumbar puncture (LP) is an important technique for assessing and treating neurological symptoms. The objective of this study was to describe the characteristics of diagnostic lumbar punctures performed on hospitalized patients in the United States. METHODS: We analyzed data from the 2010...

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Autores principales: Vickers, Adrienne, Donnelly, John P., Moore, Justin Xavier, Barnum, Scott R., Schein, Theresa N., Wang, Henry E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6292631/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30543645
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208622