Lumbar Puncture Is Necessary for Ruling Out Atraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Six Hours After Symptom Onset - 21/05/21
Editor’s Note: The sensitivity of computed tomographic (CT) head imaging in detecting subarachnoid hemorrhage has substantially increased in recent years. As a consequence, very few patients with a negative CT scan result will actually have subarachnoid hemorrhage. Efforts to identify patients with rare subarachnoid hemorrhage will require performing lumber punctures on a large population of disease-free individuals. In this installment of Clinical Controversies, opposing advocates address the issues that arise in subjecting a large population to unpleasant evaluations to detect a dangerous diagnosis in a small minority. |
Vol 77 - N° 6
P. 641-643 - juin 2021 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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