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Larger atraumatic needles vs atraumatic needles

Paraesthesia · patients undergoing lumbar punctures with atraumatic needles (Whitacre, Atraucan, Sprotte, Cappe‐Deutsh, Pajunk, Gertie Marx, Durasafe,…

Larger atraumatic needles probably leads to lower adverse events: paraesthesia compared with smaller atraumatic needles (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Needle gauge and tip designs for preventing post‐dural puncture headache (PDPH) 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 439 participants
Moderate

Larger traumatic needles vs smaller traumatic needles

Adverse events: paraesthesia ‐ not reported · patients undergoing lumbar punctures with traumatic needles (Quincke, Greene, Hingson Ferguson, Lutz, Brace, Rovenstine, Lemmon)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Needle gauge and tip designs for preventing post‐dural puncture headache (PDPH) 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found