The Champagne Tap: Time to Pop the Cork?

The Champagne Tap: Time to Pop the Cork? Acad Emerg Med. 2020 Mar 18;: Authors: Green RS, Cruz AT, Freedman SB, Fleming AH, Balamuth F, Pruitt CM, Lyons TW, Okada PJ, Thompson AD, Mistry RD, Aronson PL, Nigrovic LE, Herpes Simplex Virus Study Group of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Collaborative Research Committee (PEM CRC) Abstract Champagne, a sparkling wine produced from grapes grown in the Champagne region of France, is the requisite drink of celebration, symbolizing all things congratulatory from new years to new unions. A "champagne tap" colloquially refers to a lumbar puncture (LP) with no cerebrospinal (CSF) red blood cells (RBCs), which appears colorless (reminiscent of its clear bubbly namesake) and signifies a technically perfect procedure. PMID: 32187765 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing - March 17, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Green RS, Cruz AT, Freedman SB, Fleming AH, Balamuth F, Pruitt CM, Lyons TW, Okada PJ, Thompson AD, Mistry RD, Aronson PL, Nigrovic LE, Herpes Simplex Virus Study Group of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Collaborative Research Committee (PEM CRC) Tags: Acad Emerg Med Source Type: research