Under Utilization of Local Anesthetics in Infant Lumbar Punctures
Background: Lumbar Puncture (LP) is an invasive procedure frequently used to diagnose meningitis among the pediatric population. Neonates and infants have not routinely received local anesthesia prior to LP. Study Objective: To determine whether emergency medicine physicians and pediatricians use lo...
Main Authors: | Gorchynski, Julie, Everett, Worth, Prebil, Linda |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2008-01-01
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Series: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://escholarship.org/uc/item/94s7z6j4 |
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