title: The advantages of spinal anesthesia in total hip replacement.
abstract: This article briefly outlines the spinal anesthesia technique and its potential and benefits for orthopedic surgery. The basic techniques of spinal anesthesia are described. The authors attempt to prove that this method is the best anesthetic technique, if not the method of choice, for total hip replacement surgery.
authors.affiliation: Oddział Anestezjologii i Intensywnej Terapii Wojewódzkiego Szpitala Specjalistycznego, Olsztyn.
authors.forename: Romuald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fidrych
authors.forename: Elzbieta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sokół-Kobielska
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pisowłocki