Table 3 The optical locator performs in a lumbar puncture arrival success rate of epidural/spinal dura mater.
From: Optically Guided Epidural Needle Placement Using 405-nm Wavelength for Accurate Puncture
Placement | Number of animals | Number of lumbar puncture | Overall successful lumbar puncture rate† | Successful lumbar puncture rate |
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To epidural space | 20 | 60 | 52/60 (87%) | 52/58 (89.7%)a |
To duty mater | 10 | 30 | 25/30 (83.3%) | 25/25 (100%)b |