Harefuah
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Health consumers' satisfaction has become a factor of increasing importance for health care systems. It is dictated by modern management methods and also by the competition between health care providers. ⋯ This subject is reviewed according to existing publications and we mention our own experience on the matter. Satisfaction surveys are not an inherent objective but an important lever for quality of care improvement and assurance.
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To present our experience with spinal anesthesia in premature and former premature infants, and to focus on technical aspects and pitfalls enlightened with increasing experience. ⋯ Successful spinal anesthesia in premature and former premature infants depends on close attention to preoperative assessment, patient positioning during and immediately after anesthetic induction, drug dosing and perioperative monitoring. A relatively high dose of local anesthetic should be administered.