title: Unilateral spinal anaesthesia: gadget or tool?
abstract: The results of different studies investigating the use of unilateral spinal anaesthesia are confusing and partly inconsistent. Some authors doubt whether it is possible to create a strictly unilateral block (i.e. motor, sensory and sympathetic) at all, while others claim that such a procedure is standard, especially for ambulatory anaesthesia. This review considers those factors which are relevant, plausible and proven.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Anästhesiologie und operative Intensivmedizin der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität, Albert-Schweitzer-Strasse 33, D-48149 Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Enk