[Our experience of spinal anesthesia for transurethral resection of the bladder and prostate. Retrospective study of 334 patients operated in 1986].

Retrospective study of one years is performed on 334 patients who undergo transurethral surgery. Spinal anesthesia is used in 263 cases, general anesthesia in 71. Spinal administration of local anesthetics (lidocaine hyperbaric 5% or bupivacaine 0.5%) or opioid (Pethidine 1 mg/kg) have been used in old patients without any complication. The advantages are less blood uses, early stand up, no discontinuity in oral nutrition. For our team there are only few contra-indications for spinal anesthesia: blood coagulation abnormalities or some very rare heart diseases.