In a 1998 review, the incidence of bladder injury during laparoscopic procedures ranged from 0.02% to 8.3%. It was more frequent in gynaecologic procedures, and intraoperative diagnosis was made only in 53% of cases.
In order to diagnose this disease, your child will have a lumbar puncture (spinal tap). This is done by inserting a needle in the lower back to get spinal fluid. The spinal fluid is sent to the laboratory to determine whether your child has meningitis and what type: bacterial or viral. How is meningitis treated? Your child will be isolated for at least 24 hours.
If you have bacterial meningitis, you will continue to receive antibiotics until the infection is cured, possibly for as long as two weeks. Because bacterial meningitis is contagious, you will probably stay in an isolated room for at least 48 hours.acterial meningitis. The bacterial form of meningitis is especially life-threatening and must be treated quickly. You will likely be admitted to the hospital to receive antibiotics intravenously until the doctor receives the results of a spinal tap.