Takayasu′s Arteritis:Anaesthetic Implications and Role of ILMA for Airway Management

Takayasu arteritis is a chronic progressive inflammatory vasculitis affecting aorta and its branches. We discuss a 24 year old posted for post partum sterilization. Patient had weak carotid pulsation on right and absent pulsations on left side. We used Intubating Laryngeal Mask Airway(ILMA) #4 to in...

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Main Authors: Prachi Gaba, Kirti N Saxena, C K Dua
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2008-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
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Online Access:http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2008;volume=52;issue=6;spage=858;epage=858;aulast=Gaba