What is the harm if the lumbar puncture needle does not lie down for 6 hours after puncture?

Failure to lie down for 6 hours after lumbar puncture, or getting up too early after surgery may cause low intracranial pressure syndrome. Because the puncture site has not healed completely, the decrease of intracranial pressure will cause the cerebrospinal fluid to continuously flow out from the spinal puncture hole, which will cause the patient to have obvious headaches, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, blurred vision and other discomfort symptoms after sitting up. If the condition is severe, there is a life-threatening danger.

Therefore, it is best to lie down for 4-6 hours after the lumbar puncture. If you do not lie down for enough time, the above symptoms may occur. At this time, it is recommended that the patient lie down, drink some warm water, or keep the head down. Discomforts such as headaches can be reduced or relieved. You should continue to observe the patient's condition afterwards. If you experience other physical discomfort, you should immediately ask the bedside doctor for examination and symptomatic treatment.

In addition, if there is a very severe headache and nausea due to the lack of lying down for 6 hours after the waist puncture, ergotamine can generally be used to treat and relieve the headache symptoms for this situation, and the patient does not need to worry too much. At the same time, patients should avoid large head movements during this period, and pay attention to diet to avoid eating irritating foods.

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