Ultrasound-Assisted Lumbar Puncture for Obese Pediatric
Oncology Patients: A Feasibility Study
Authors:
Leviter, Julie1; Kadan-Lottick, Nina
S.2; Auerbach, Claudia3; Riera,
Antonio4
Affiliations:
1. Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Pediatric Emergency
Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United
States.
2. Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology,
Yale University School of Medicine, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT,
United States.
3. Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Yale University School of
Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States.
4. Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Yale
University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States.
Corresponding Author:
Julie Leviter
100 York Street
Suite 1F
New Haven, CT 06511
Phone: 516-840-0073
Fax: 203-737-7447
Julie.leviter@yale.edu
Word Count:
Abstract: 129
Main Text: 1593
Number of Tables: 1
Number of Figures: 3
Short Running Title: Ultrasound for Lumbar Puncture in Pediatric
Oncology
Keywords:
- Point-of-Care Ultrasound
- Lumbar Puncture
- Radiology
- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
- Pediatric Oncology
Abbreviations:
LP Lumbar puncture
POCUS Point-of-Care Ultrasound
CNS Central Nervous System
PEM Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Prior presentation:
Leviter J , Kadan-Lottick N, Auerbach C, Riera A.
“Ultrasound-Assisted Lumbar Puncture for Pediatric Ocology Patients.”
Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS), May 2021