FIELD: medicine.
SUBSTANCE: method involves carrying out subarachnoid space puncture and fractionally introducing advisable minimum Marcaine dose. The latter being, the needle is to be left in the subarachnoid space. Anesthesia upper level is determined 8 min later. The anesthesia upper level being recorded below the first lumbar vertebra, primarily introduced anesthetic half dose is additionally introduced and the anesthesia upper level is to be determined for the second time. The anesthesia upper level being recorded below the sixth thoracic vertebra (Th6), the needle is to be removed, and when higher than Th6, 2-3 ml of liq1ior is removed and the needle is removed.
EFFECT: reduced risk of complications caused by high or low anesthesia level.
