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Comparison of international guidelines for CT prior to lumbar puncture in patients with suspected me...

Comparison of international guidelines for CT prior to lumbar puncture in patients with suspected me...

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Comparison of international guidelines for CT prior to lumbar puncture in patients with suspected meningitis

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Full title

Comparison of international guidelines for CT prior to lumbar puncture in patients with suspected meningitis

Publisher

Cham: Springer International Publishing

Journal title

Emergency radiology, 2024-06, Vol.31 (3), p.373-379

Language

English

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Publisher

Cham: Springer International Publishing

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Scope and Contents

Contents

Purpose
To compare the performance of multiple international guidelines in selecting patients for head CT prior to lumbar puncture (LP) in suspected meningitis, focusing on identification of potential contraindications to immediate LP.
Methods
Retrospective study of 196 patients with suspected meningitis presenting to an emergency departme...

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Full title

Comparison of international guidelines for CT prior to lumbar puncture in patients with suspected meningitis

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_3050176588

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_3050176588

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ISSN

1438-1435,1070-3004

E-ISSN

1438-1435

DOI

10.1007/s10140-024-02234-0

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