TABLE 2.
Complication | Total group (T3) | C1: Home viewing | C2: Clinic viewing | C3: Control condition |
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n = 145 | n = 43 | n = 44 | n = 57 | |
Typical post‐LP headache | 13 (9%) | 4 (9%) | 3 (7%) | 6 (11%) |
Atypical post‐LP headache | 32 (22%) | 8 (19%) | 9 (21%) | 15 (26%) |
Local back pain | 38 (26%) | 14 (33%) | 10 (23%) | 14 (25%) |
Severe complications | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
NOTE: Table shows frequencies of post‐LP complications per condition, and in total, as reported by participants; (1) in case of reported headache (yes/no) this was specified as typical post‐LP headache or atypical headache, (2) local back pain (yes/no), or (3) severe complications (yes/no). Post‐LP complications were asked by telephone in a structured interview, previously described in Duits et al. 6