Utility of lumbar puncture after a normal brain computed tomography scan in patients presenting to the emergency department with suspected subarachnoid haemorrhage: A new more rational approach?
Pourya PouryahyaRichard HaydonAlastair MeyerNaomi Easaw-MamutilShawn Yan Zhi TanGlenn Hui Wen TengPublished in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2020)
LP is not required in all patients with suspected SAH who have a negative CT scan. There are defining patient characteristics that can be used to risk stratify patients and may eliminate the need for LP.
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