# Atraumatic versus conventional lumbar puncture needles: a systematic review and meta-analysis

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/atraumatic-versus-conventional-lumbar-puncture-needles-a-systematic-review-and/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Siddharth Nath,Alex Koziarz,Jetan H. Badhiwala,Waleed Alhazzani,Roman Jaeschke,Sunjay Sharma,Laura Banfield,Ashkan Shoamanesh,Sheila K. Singh,Farshad Nassiri,Wieslaw Oczkowski,Emilie P. Belley‐Côté,Ray Truant,Kesava Reddy,Maureen O. Meade,Forough Farrokhyar,Małgorzata M Bała,Fayez Alshamsi,Mette Krag,Itziar Etxeandia‐Ikobaltzeta,Regina Kunz,Osamu Nishida,Charles Matouk,Magdy Selim,Andrew Rhodes,Gregory W. J. Hawryluk,Saleh A. Almenawer |
| Citations | 178 |
| DOI | 10.1016/s0140-6736(17)32451-0 |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | green |
| OA URL | https://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/117371 |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2774187034 |
| PMID | 29223694 |
| Type | review |
| Year | 2017 |

## Paper authors

- [Laura Banfield](https://scholariq.org/researchers/laura-banfield/)

## Paper journal

- [The Lancet](https://scholariq.org/journals/the-lancet/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Anesthesia and Pain Management](https://scholariq.org/topics/anesthesia-and-pain-management/)

## Paper topics

- [Anesthesia and Pain Management](https://scholariq.org/topics/anesthesia-and-pain-management/)
- [Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology](https://scholariq.org/topics/spine-and-intervertebral-disc-pathology/)
- [Pain Management and Opioid Use](https://scholariq.org/topics/pain-management-and-opioid-use/)

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