Ability of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physicians to Identify Anatomic Landmarks With the Assistance of Ultrasound Prior to Lumbar Puncture in a Simulated Obese Model

Abstract

After a brief education intervention, pediatric emergency medicine physicians with little to no previous training in ultrasound can obtain adequate lumbar anatomic images and successfully perform LP in a simulated obese model. Comfort level with ultrasound significantly improves with a short course in ultrasound fundamentals.