Increased lumbar puncture success using a paramedian approach: A retrospective cohort study
Institutions with a HMPS should consider transitioning to use of the USPM approach for bedside LPs, which is associated with a higher probability of success and reduced utilization of more resource-intensive hospital services, such as Interventional Radiology or Neuroradiology.
Authors
- Jacob Wagner
- Andrew P. J. Olson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7226-5783)
- Aditya Kler
- Justin Clark (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0133-1613)
- Matthew Yocum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4863-6406)
- Kiril Dimitrov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5203-1840)
- Zachary P. Kaltenborn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2250-6788)
- Omar Jibril
- Swati Jain
- Kyle Rudser
- Zachary Lauer
Institutions
- University of Minnesota (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of Minnesota System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hospital Medicine
- Published
- 2025-07-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.70138
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47