Performance Checklist

Key Literature

Bailie et al. Weight-based determination of spinal canal depth for paediatric lumbar punctures. Arch Dis Child, 2013.

Baxter et al. Local anesthetic and stylet styles: factors associated with resident lumbar puncture success. PEDIATRICS, 2006.

Schulga et al. How to use… lumbar puncture in children. Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed, 2015.

Kaur et al. A randomized trial of eutectic mixture of local anesthetics during lumbar puncture in newborns, Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, 2003.

Sobolewski B. Why We Do What We Do: Early stylet removal for lumbar puncture in infants. PEMBlog.com. http://pemcincinnati.com/blog/why-we-do-what-we-do-early-stylet-removal-for-lumbar-puncture-in-infants/. Published March 24, 2021.