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Anaesthetic management of a patient with Takayasu’s arteritis for caesarean section

Dr Nicole Barbosa1†, Dr Donovan Heslop1, Dr Mulai Slave2

1Anaesthetic Registrar, Chris Hani Baragwaneth Academic Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa

2Specialist Anaesthetist, Chris Hani Baragwaneth Academic Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa

Edited by: Dr Jenny Woodbury, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of California, San Francisco, USA

†Corresponding author email: nicoleb@iafrica.com

Published April 9, 2024

Abstract

This tutorial covers the classification of Takayasu’s Arteritis, the antepartum considerations of pregnant patients with Takayasu’s Arteritis and the anaesthetic considerations when managing obstetric patients with Takayasu’s arteritis in the intra-partum and post-partum period.

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