Cesarean section under spinal anesthesia in a patient of Takayasu′s arteritis

Cesarean section under spinal anesthesia in a patient of Takayasu′s arteritis

A young lady with Takayasu′s arteritis was scheduled for cesarean section in view of precious pregnancy and intrauterine growth retardation. She was successfully managed under spinal anesthesia as the blood pressure difference between the upper and lower limbs was not significant and as she had no c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Asma Murtaza Khan, Mukul Chandra Kapoor, Archana Puri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care
Subjects:
neuraxial block
regional anesthesia
Takayasu′s arteritis
Online Access:http://www.joacc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4472;year=2015;volume=5;issue=2;spage=90;epage=92;aulast=Khan
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Summary:A young lady with Takayasu′s arteritis was scheduled for cesarean section in view of precious pregnancy and intrauterine growth retardation. She was successfully managed under spinal anesthesia as the blood pressure difference between the upper and lower limbs was not significant and as she had no co-morbidities apart from hypertension.
ISSN:2249-4472

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