Open AccessCesarean section under spinal anesthesia in a patient of Takayasu′s arteritis
Author(s) -
MukulChandra Kapoor,
AsmaMurtaza Khan,
Archana Puri
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of obstetric anaesthesia and critical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-9539
pISSN - 2249-4472
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4472.165138
Subject(s) - medicine , spinal anesthesia , takayasu arteritis , anesthesia , arteritis , pregnancy , blood pressure , surgery , vasculitis , disease , biology , genetics
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
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