Technical compliance to standard guidelines for lumbar puncture and myelography: survey of academic neuroradiology attendings and fellows

• Published in: Academic radiology Vol. 21; no. 5; p. 612
• Main Authors: Zhang, Yi C, Chandler, Alexander J, Kagetsu, Nolan J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2014
• Subjects: Congresses as Topic; Guideline Adherence - utilization; Health Care Surveys; Humans; Internationality; Masks - standards; Masks - statistics & numerical data; Myelography - standards; Myelography - statistics & numerical data; Needles - standards; Needles - statistics & numerical data; Neuroradiography - standards; Neuroradiography - statistics & numerical data; Physicians - statistics & numerical data; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Radiology - standards; Radiology - statistics & numerical data; Spinal Puncture - standards; Spinal Puncture - statistics & numerical data; iatrogenic meningitis; Lumbar puncture; spinal headache

To assess technical compliance among neuroradiology attendings and fellows to standard guidelines for lumbar puncture and myelography to minimize procedural complications such as iatrogenic meningitis and spinal headache. We surveyed academic neuroradiology attendings and fellows in the e-mail direc...