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Figure 1. Number of sedated vs unsedated LPs in pediatric patients with
ALL performed during the pre-intervention period (10/1/2019-12/31/2019)
compared to the post-intervention period (10/1/2020-12/31/2020).
Figure 2. Number of CSF samples containing blood (>500
RBCs) in the post-intervention period (10/1/2020-12/31/2020), for
sedated vs. unsedated LPs.
Figure 3. Average survey response scores to regarding preference for
unsedated vs sedated LPs from parents and patients. Scale response
options ranged from 0 to 10, with 0 indicating a strong preference for
sedated LPs, and 10 indicating a strong preference for unsedated LPs.
Figure 4. Survey responses from parents and patients regarding how much
COVID-19 testing requirements impacted their preference for sedated vs
unsedated LPs.
Table 1: Characteristics of pediatric patients with ALL and
T-lymphoblastic lymphoma treated in the three-month post-intervention
period (10/1/2020-12/31/2020). One patient is not included in the
section “Type of Lumbar Puncture Received”, as that patient only
received Induction lumbar punctures during this period.