SC26 Changing from conventional needles to atraumatic needles to reduce the rate of reattendances with post-lumbar puncture headaches in a clinical assessment unit – a quality improvement project

Abstract

BackgroundAmong patients who have lumbar punctures, atraumatic (Whitacre, pencil point) needles are associated with a reduced incidence of post-lumbar puncture headache and a reduced rate of reattendance to hospital for...