TY - JOUR T1 - BET 3: Advantages of ultrasound-assisted lumbar puncture JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 163 LP - 165 DO - 10.1136/emermed-2016-205681.3 VL - 33 IS - 2 AU - Audrey-Anne Brousseau AU - Dr Marc-Charles Parent Y1 - 2016/02/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/33/2/163.abstract N2 - A short cut review was carried out to establish ultrasound can assist. 9 papers were found of which 4 presented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The author, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results and study weaknesses of these best papers are tabulated. The clinical bottom line is that using ultrasound assisted landmarks prior to LP improves success rate and reduces the number of attempts and traumatic taps. ER -