Abstract
Postdural puncture headache (PDPH) is one of the most common complications of diagnostic, therapeutic, or inadvertent lumbar punctures. Compared to conventional cutting or beveled spinal needles, pencil point spinal needles have been conclusively proven to reduce the incidence of PDPH, but their potential economic benefit is not well-known. A customizable cost calculator was created to assess the impact of adopting pencil point spinal (atraumatic) needles over conventional cutting (traumatic) needles.
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