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

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

Abstract 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 rate...

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Main Authors: Andrew S. J. Marshall, Manish Sadarangani, Alexandra Scrivens, Rachel Williams, Jean Yong, Ursula Bowler, Louise Linsell, Virginia Chiocchia, Jennifer L. Bell, Caz Stokes, Patricia Santhanadass, Eleri Adams, Edmund Juszczak, Charles C. Roehr, on behalf of the ‘The NeoCLEAR Collaborative Group’
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Neonate
Lumbar puncture
Meningitis
Preterm infant
Technique
Stylet
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-020-02050-8

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