Difficult LP

11/11/2020 by Bob Dunn

The Lumbar puncture page has been updated with a new segment on the difficult LP.

Lumbar puncture technique

CSF pressure measurement

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Associate Professor Robert Dunn

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Associate Professor Meredith Borland
Dr Deborah O'Brien
Dr Stuart Dilley
Dr Jennifer Brookes
Associate Professor Deborah Leach

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Transfusion ratio for haemorrhagic shock when thromboelastography is unavailable: 5 Units RBCs, 5 units FFP, 1 adult dose platelets. (1:1:1 ratio in countries that do not have adult dose platelets)

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Two weeks in ICU before death can prevent you having to have an hour of difficult conversation with the family in the ED

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