Publications by authors named "Bozena Pawlak"
Background: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of unilateral spinal anaesthesia and to compare this technique to the commonly used bilateral technique in a prospective, controlled, randomized study.
Methods: Fifty-four ASA I-III adult patients, of both sexes, aged 18-75 years, and scheduled for elective unilateral surgery, were randomly allocated into two groups: a unilateral spinal anaesthesia group (group B, n=27, to receive 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine, 1.