Takayasu's disease and caesarean section

Anaesthetic Management of Patients with Takayasu’s Arteritis for Open Cholecystectomy: a Report of Two Cases

“…8,9,10,11 However, there are also reports of uncomplicated neurological outcomes in which general anaesthesia was used without specialized et al Anaesthetic management of patients with Takayasu's Arteritis for open cholecystectomy: A report of two cases neurological monitoring. 12,13,14 There was one report of postoperative cerebral dysfunction. 15 Regional anaesthesia may be advantageous in terms of neurological monitoring as awake patients provides reliable monitor of cerebral perfusion.…”

Spinal anaesthesia in a patient with Takayasu's disease

“…Maintenance of cerebral perfusion pressure during anaesthesia is of crucial importance in Takayasu's disease. During general anaesthesia, intraoperative EEG monitoring has been used to detect cerebral ischaemia [16], but there have been several case reports of uncomplicated neurological outcome in which general anaesthesia has been used without EEG monitoring [1][2][3]. Nevertheless, one patient has recently been reported, in whom cerebral infarction was documented after general anaesthesia for reconstructive plastic surgery [4].…”

“…Clinical symptoms occur as a consequence of progressive obliteration of the lumina of the aorta and its main branches, the pulmonary arteries, or both, resulting in intermittent ischaemic episodes. There are several case reports on the use of general [1][2][3][4] and extradural [3,[5][6][7][8] anaesthesia in subjects with this disease. We describe the successful anaesthetic management of therapeutic abortion under spinal anaesthesia in one such patient.…”