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Additional contraindications for myelography or cysternography:
Allergy to contrast media; history of seizures; pregnancy.
Complications
Device-specific complications
Cannula bending, breakage, occlusion, leak at the cannula hub.
Procedure-specific complications
Undesirable positioning of the cannula (eg. intravascular, intraneural etc.),
repeating puncture/ redirecting of the cannula, failed procedure.
Complications of lumbar puncture and CSF removal
Post-dural puncture headache (PDPH); other symptoms that may associated
with PDPH include nausea, vomiting, hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo, dizziness,
cranial nerve palsies and paraesthesia of the scalp, as well as upper and lower
limb pain; cranial neuropathies; nerve root irritation; cerebral herniation; low
back pain; implantation of epidermal tumours.
Infections: Infections in the vicinity of the puncture area, meningitis.
Bleeding complications: Intracranial bleeding, traumatic lumbar puncture,
spinal hematomas.
Other complications: Vasovagal syncope, cardiac arrest, seizures; subarach-
noid cyst; low pressure state in children with ventriculoperitoneal (V-P) shunt;
pseudotumor cerebri (incorrect measurement of opening pressure); incorrect
lab analysis of cerebrospinal fluid.
Complications of chemotherapy
Toxicity of chemotherapeutic agent, ineffective therapy, deterioration of the pre-
vious state of health.
Users must inform patients of complications typically associated with the
procedure.
If complications occur while using the device, follow the protocols of your
organisation. If this does not resolve the complications, or if they are
regarded as serious or untreatable, carefully stop the procedure and remove
invasive device components from the patient.
Warnings
for sterile product:
This is a disposable medical device for use with only one patient.
This device must not be re-used under any circumstances.
This device must not be resterilised under any circumstances.
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