Epidemiology of findings of lumbar puncture among pediatric patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Lumbar Puncture (LP) is a common invasive procedure where cerebrospinal fluid is obtained for the diagnosis of neurological anomalies. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the results of CSF analysis in patients admitted to pediatric wards.

Methods

In this retrospective descriptive study, records of the pediatric patients (aged <18 years) who were referred to our centers for lumbar puncture were evaluated. A checklist was prepared for all the patients where demographic data, findings of CSF and blood analysis and clinical presentations were recorded. The data obtained was analyzed using SPSSv22.

Results

In this study a total number of 247 patients were included where 57.9% of the cases were of boys. 55.8% patients aged under 1 year and 62.3% of patients

SUBMITTER: Mahmoudvand G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8632850 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature