Spinal anaesthesia in a patient with Takayasu's disease.
We report the successful anaesthetic management of therapeutic abortion under spinal anaesthesia in a 32-yr-old woman with Takayasu's disease. The pathology and pathophysiology of this syndrome and their impact on anaesthesia are discussed.
Hampl
K F
KF
Department of Anaesthesia, University of Basel/Kantonsspital, Switzerland.
Schneider
M C
MC
Skarvan
K
K
Bitzer
J
J
Graber
J
J
D000032:Abortion, Therapeutic; D000328:Adult; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000503:physiopathology*