TY - JOUR
T1 - Atraumatic (pencil-point) versus conventional needles for lumbar puncture
T2 - a clinical practice guideline
AU - Rochwerg, Bram
AU - Almenawer, Saleh A
AU - Siemieniuk, Reed A C
AU - Vandvik, Per Olav
AU - Agoritsas, Thomas
AU - Lytvyn, Lyubov
AU - Alhazzani, Waleed
AU - Archambault, Patrick
AU - D'Aragon, Frederick
AU - Farhoumand, Pauline Darbellay
AU - Guyatt, Gordon
AU - Laake, Jon Henrik
AU - Beltrán-Arroyave, Claudia
AU - McCredie, Victoria
AU - Price, Amy
AU - Chabot, Christian
AU - Zervakis, Tracy
AU - Badhiwala, Jetan
AU - St-Onge, Maude
AU - Szczeklik, Wojciech
AU - Møller, Morten Hylander
AU - Lamontagne, Francois
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Is the needle tip configuration important when performing a lumbar puncture for any indication? A systematic review published in the Lancet in December 2017 suggests that it is. The review found that using atraumatic (pencil-point) lumbar puncture needles instead of conventional lumbar puncture needles reduced the risk of post-dural-puncture headache and of return to hospital for additional pain control.1 This guideline recommendation aims to promptly and transparently translate this evidence to a clinical recommendation, following standards for GRADE methodology and trustworthy guidelines.2 The BMJ Rapid Recommendations panel makes a strong recommendation for the use of atraumatic needles for lumbar puncture in all patients regardless of age (adults and children) or indication instead of conventional needles.3 4 Box 1 shows the article and evidence linked to this Rapid Recommendation. The main infographic provides an overview of the absolute benefits and harms (although none were present here) of atraumatic needles. Table 1 below shows any evidence that has emerged since the publication of this guideline.
AB - Is the needle tip configuration important when performing a lumbar puncture for any indication? A systematic review published in the Lancet in December 2017 suggests that it is. The review found that using atraumatic (pencil-point) lumbar puncture needles instead of conventional lumbar puncture needles reduced the risk of post-dural-puncture headache and of return to hospital for additional pain control.1 This guideline recommendation aims to promptly and transparently translate this evidence to a clinical recommendation, following standards for GRADE methodology and trustworthy guidelines.2 The BMJ Rapid Recommendations panel makes a strong recommendation for the use of atraumatic needles for lumbar puncture in all patients regardless of age (adults and children) or indication instead of conventional needles.3 4 Box 1 shows the article and evidence linked to this Rapid Recommendation. The main infographic provides an overview of the absolute benefits and harms (although none were present here) of atraumatic needles. Table 1 below shows any evidence that has emerged since the publication of this guideline.
KW - Cost-Benefit Analysis
KW - Equipment Design/economics
KW - Humans
KW - Needles/economics
KW - Post-Dural Puncture Headache/prevention & control
KW - Spinal Puncture/adverse effects
U2 - 10.1136/bmj.k1920
DO - 10.1136/bmj.k1920
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 29789372
SN - 0959-8146
VL - 361
SP - 1
EP - 6
JO - BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
JF - BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
M1 - k1920
ER -