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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.