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> I accept some patients will benefit from sedation for LP.
> I doubt that all need it.
Depends on what you mean by 'need it'. I think some extra anxiolysis /
analgesia is helpful in this situation. That's all. I'm not suggesting that
everyone does it my way.
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> An 18G Venflon without local anaesthetic hurts MUCH more IME.
Probably true. But I'm not a believer in the 2 large bore IV access 'mantra'
in Emergency Medicine.
I mostly use 22 guage IVs these days because they hurt less. But that's an
entirely different discussion.
PB
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