PERIPARTUM ANAESTHETIC MANAGEMENT OF TWIN GESTATIONAL PREGNANCY IN PATIENT WITH TAKAYASU S ARTERITIS..

Corresponding Author:
Dr. Praveen Prasad,
#47, 17th Cross, 11th Main,
Malleshwaram, Bangalore–560055.
E-mail: drsnpp@yahoo.com

PRESENTATION OF CASE

Takayasu’s aortoarteritis (TA) is a chronic, progressive, idiopathic, occlusive arteritis of the aorta and aortic arch branches.¹ It is commonly seen in women of reproductive age group. Peripartum management of pregnant patients with TA is challenging and must be approached with careful vigilance due to the high rate of hypertensive complication, multiorgan involvement and foetal complications. These influence the timing, mode of delivery and also the type of anaesthesia administered.