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Collegium antropologicum, Vol. 27 No. 2, 2003.

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Calculating Lumbar Puncture Depth in Children

Ervina Bilić
Ernest Bilić
Martin Dadić
Marina Boban

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Lumbar puncture was performed in 195 children and the depth of needle was recorded.
Our results show that the depth of lumbar puncture necessary to obtain uncontaminated
cerebrospinal fluid correlates best with the child’s weight. The simple formula:
mean depth of insertion (cm) = 1.3 + 0.07 x body weight (kg), can be used to
estimate the depth of lumbar puncture of children older than 3 months. The depths of
lumbar puncture of children younger than 3 months are mostly 1.0–1.5 cm.

Ključne riječi

anthropometrics; lumbar puncture; depth; children

Hrčak ID:

28142

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/28142

Datum izdavanja:

15.12.2003.

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