Larger atraumatic needles vs atraumatic needles
Adverse events: backache · 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: backache 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 onlyno estimate extracted4 studies · 526 participantsModerate