Practicals · Neurosurgery · Practical surgical training: 1st year
Lumbar puncture
- Type
- Procedure
- Curriculum level
- 1st year
- Also called
- LP
Videos and resources
- VideoLumbar Puncture Tutorial4:50
- VideoHow to do a lumbar puncture2:55
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Where the curriculum asks for it
“Lumbar puncture, external ventricular drainage, tracheostomy, endotracheal intubation, emergency scalp suturing” ( NBEMS DrNB curriculum, page 9)
“Lumbar puncture, external ventricular drainage, tracheostomy, endotracheal intubation, emergency scalp suturing” ( NBEMS DrNB direct 6-year curriculum, page 10)
“invasive procedures such as lumbar puncture, intrathecal drug administration, CSF manometry” ( NBEMS DrNB curriculum, page 7)