Headache · patients undergoing lumbar punctures with traumatic needles (Quincke, Greene, Hingson Ferguson, Lutz, Brace, Rovenstine, Lemmon)
Larger traumatic needles probably leads to lower any headache compared with smaller traumatic needles (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Onset of PDPH · patients undergoing lumbar punctures with traumatic needles (Quincke, Greene, Hingson Ferguson, Lutz, Brace, Rovenstine, Lemmon)
Larger traumatic needles may leads to lower onset of PDPH compared with smaller traumatic needles (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
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
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Adverse events: backache · patients undergoing lumbar punctures with traumatic needles (Quincke, Greene, Hingson Ferguson, Lutz, Brace, Rovenstine, Lemmon)
Larger traumatic needles probably leads to lower adverse event: backache compared with smaller traumatic needles (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Severe PDPH · patients undergoing lumbar punctures with traumatic needles (Quincke, Greene, Hingson Ferguson, Lutz, Brace, Rovenstine, Lemmon)
Larger traumatic needles showed no clear difference in severe PDPH compared with smaller traumatic needles (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review