The Role of Fundoscopy Before Lumbar Puncture in Children with Suspected Meningitis
• In a multicenter cohort of 1,742 children, fundoscopy (performed by ophthalmology residents) detected papilledema in only 2.8% of cases and revealed no contraindications to LP. • Fundoscopy was associated with lower rates of early antibiotic administration.
Authors
- Jordanna H. Koppel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6748-7093)
- Gidon Test (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0315-912X)
- Harold I. Feldman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4572-2608)
- Nili Yanai Milshtein
- Naama Kuchinski Cohen
- Nitai Levy
- Yulia Gimelraikh
- Or Kaplan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8910-5084)
- Ron Jacob (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1626-1120)
- Liat Yaniv
- Gal Kimhi
- Gal Altberg
- Neta Cohen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7694-6407)
- Nir Friedman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8240-4441)
- Segev Gil-ad
- Haitam Mreisat
Institutions
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (IL)
- Bar-Ilan University (IL)
- Tel Aviv University (IL)
- Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (IL)
- Emek Medical Center (IL)
- Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (IL)
- Sheba Medical Center (IL)
- Hadassah Medical Center (IL)
- Assuta Medical Center (IL)
- Soroka Medical Center (IL)
- Laniado Hospital (IL)
- Rambam Health Care Campus (IL)
- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center (IL)
- Meir Medical Center (IL)
- Shaare Zedek Medical Center (IL)
- Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center (IL)
- Schneider Children's Medical Center (IL)
- Bnai Zion Medical Center (IL)
- Rappaport Family Institute for Research in the Medical Sciences (IL)
- Poriya Medical Center (IL)
- Ariel University (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-11-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-025-06603-w
- Primary Topic
- Sinusitis and nasal conditions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00