Lumbar Puncture Is Necessary for Ruling Out Atraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Six Hours After Symptom Onset

Ann Emerg Med. 2021 Jun;77(6):641-643. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.11.009.

Authors

Michael D April¹, Brit Long²

Affiliations

¹ 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, CO; Department of Military and Emergency Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, Fort Sam Houston, TX.

PMID: 34030776
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.11.009

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Patient Selection*
Risk Factors
Spinal Puncture* / adverse effects
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / diagnosis*
Time-to-Treatment*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed