Transposition of the great vessels: a series of three cases with a review of the literature.
Improvements in surgical techniques have led to increased survival in transposition of the great vessels. We present three women who required anaesthetic management for labour analgesia, instrumental delivery and evacuation of retained products; the literature is reviewed with regard to anaesthetic techniques and maternal outcome, and recommendations made for the management of this increasingly common condition.
Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.
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