When to repeat a spinal tap in newborn infants after a bloody spinal tap
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: G009- Bacterial meningitis, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2019/04/018798
- Lead Sponsor
- PGIMER
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1. newborn infants admitted anywhere in the Neonatal unit
2. underwent lumbar puncture as part of the workup for sepsis
3. Cerebral spinal fluid visibly tinged with blood ( macro-traumatic). To ensure objectivity, 2 pediatricians must have consensus that the CSF sample is visibly tinged, when viewed in bright ambient light.
Exclusion Criteria
1. clinically too unstable to undergo another lumbar puncture within the next 48 hours
2. lumbar puncture performed after more than 3 doses of antibiotics administered
3. CSF sample of the traumatic lumbar puncture not sent for analysis of WBC, RBC counts, glucose, protein Gram stain, culture and Procalcitonin assay
4. CSF sample appears to be purely blood as judged by a pediatrician.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
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