Open AccessAnaesthesia for foetoscopic Laser ablation- a retrospective study
Author(s) -
Vaishali Kumbhar,
M Radhika,
Parameswara Gundappa,
Jayashree Simha,
Prathima Radhakrishnan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5049.195486
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , sedation , ropivacaine , bupivacaine , general anaesthesia , surgery , remifentanil , retrospective cohort study , pregnancy , propofol , biology , genetics
Twin pregnancy with monochorionic placenta may be associated with arteriovenous vascular anastomosis of the placental vessels resulting in twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) and twin reversed arterial perfusion syndrome (TRAP). Foetoscopic LASER ablation (FLA) is the treatment of choice in reducing foetal mortality related to this.