Open AccessSafety of Lumbar Puncture for Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Thrombocytopenia
Author(s) -
Scott C. Howard
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.284.17.2222
Subject(s) - medicine , platelet , lumbar puncture , platelet transfusion , lymphoblastic leukemia , retrospective cohort study , surgery , confidence interval , gastroenterology , complication , chemotherapy , induction chemotherapy , leukemia , cerebrospinal fluid
Patients with thrombocytopenia are at risk for spontaneous or procedure-related hemorrhage. Whether such patients can safely undergo lumbar puncture (LP) without prophylactic platelet transfusion is unknown.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom