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Table 2 Spinal needles performances under 13 cmH2O pressure

From: A novel approach to CSF pressure measurement via lumbar puncture that shortens the measurement time with a high level of accuracy

Measurements

22G Pajunk Sprotte

22G M. Schilling

22G B Braun Spinocan

M1

M2

M3

M1

M2

M3

M1

M2

M3

P (cmH2O)

Time (s)

Time (s)

Time (s)

Time (s)

Time (s)

Time (s)

Time (s)

Time (s)

Time (s)

1

7477

7297

7664

11,223

11,484

11,529

13,843

13,414

14,705

2

15,262

15,119

15,226

23,453

23,559

23,418

29,669

29,356

30,154

3

23,532

23,608

23,465

36,503

36,263

36,098

46,654

46,242

47,304

4

32,746

32,903

32,833

50,713

50,764

50,099

65,669

64,521

64,483

5

42,85

43,497

43,014

66,54

66,495

66,246

86,268

84,756

84,804

6

54,429

54,859

54,507

84,133

84,582

83,735

109,424

107,42

107,443

7

67,493

67,913

67,464

103,875

104,351

103,339

135,146

132,06

132,327

8

82,794

83,742

82,705

126,741

127,224

125,766

164,203

161,072

161,821

9

99,915

101,705

100,722

153,524

154,463

152,368

199,339

195,063

196,323

10

121,72

123,534

120,855

182,494

186,791

183,667

242,336

234,635

236,528

11

149,557

152,16

149,105

225,71

227,57

223,957

296,737

286,846

288,835

12

188,186

191,823

187,137

280,662

282,595

277,612

369,026

354,984

359,79

13

254,348

262,977

251,124

365,752

368,164

360,552

486,537

456,29

469,991