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Periprocedural antithrombotic management for lumbar puncture: Association of British Neurologists clinical guideline

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<mark>Journal publication date</mark>12/2018
<mark>Journal</mark>Practical Neurology
Issue number6
Volume18
Number of pages11
Pages (from-to)436-446
Publication StatusPublished
Early online date28/08/18
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

Lumbar puncture (LP) is an important and frequently performed invasive procedure for the diagnosis and management of neurological conditions. There is little in the neurological literature on the topic of periprocedural management of antithrombotics in patients undergoing LP. Current practice is therefore largely extrapolated from guidelines produced by anaesthetic bodies on neuraxial anaesthesia, haematology groups advising on periprocedural management of antiplatelet agents and anticoagulants, and by neuroradiology on imaging-guided spinal procedures. This paper summarises the existing literature on the topic and offers recommendations to guide periprocedural antithrombotic management for LP, based on the consolidation of the best available evidence. ​