Are Graduating Pediatric Residents Prepared to Perform Infant Lumbar Punctures?
Auerbach MA, White ML, Bhargava S, Zaveri P, Seelbach EB, Burns RA, Mehta R, McAninch B, Fein D, Chang TP, Kessler DO. Are Graduating Pediatric Residents Prepared to Perform Infant Lumbar Punctures? Pediatric Emergency Care 2018, 34: 116-120. PMID: 27741067, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000000914.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant lumbar punctureLumbar puncturePediatric residentsSuccess rateNumber of LPsFirst providerLP success rateEnd of residencyAcademic medical institutionsLP trainingResidents' procedural skillsProcedural skillsResident preparednessSurvey-based studyMedical institutionsPunctureMedianFinal month