Meeting
Abstract Number: 188
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Lumbar Punctures (LPs) are generally considered to be safe bedside procedures, but when bleeding complications arise they can be catastrophic with epidural hematomas risking spinal cord compression and paralysis if untreated. Our institution serves a large number of patients with hematologic malignancies requiring intrathecal chemotherapy, sometimes as frequently as twice weekly, who often have […]