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Study protocol: NeoCLEAR: Neonatal Champagne Lumbar punctures Every time – An RCT: a multicentre, randomised controlled 2 × 2 factorial trial to investigate techniques to increase lumbar puncture success
BACKGROUND: The neonatal period carries the highest risk of bacterial meningitis (~ 1 in 5000 births), bearing high mortality (~ 10%) and morbidity (20–50%) rates. Lumbar puncture (LP) remains essential to the diagnosis of meningitis. Though LP is a common procedure in neonates, success rates are lo...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7160994/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32295554 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-020-02050-8 |