PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Katherine Claire Dodd
AU  - Hedley C A Emsley
AU  - Michael J R Desborough
AU  - Suresh K Chhetri
TI  - Periprocedural antithrombotic management for lumbar puncture: Association of British Neurologists clinical guideline
AID  - 10.1136/practneurol-2017-001820
DP  - 2018 Dec 01
TA  - Practical Neurology
PG  - 436--446
VI  - 18
IP  - 6
4099  - http://pn.bmj.com/content/18/6/436.short
4100  - http://pn.bmj.com/content/18/6/436.full
SO  - Pract Neurol2018 Dec 01; 18
AB  - 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. ​