[Paraspinal conduction anesthesia from the viewpoint of the patient--exemplified by a selected urologic patient...

Patients operated because of benign prostatic hyperplasia in spinal cord close block anesthesia were interviewed by a questionnaire. The well known and accepted medical advantages of this method are completed by the results of an examination of the psychic situation. Only 6 out of 66 patients have negative feelings of awakeness during the operation.