International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 358-364 , October 2008

Peripartum anesthetic management of patients with Takayasu’s arteritis: case series and review

  • A. Ioscovich

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
    • Department of Anesthesia, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center and University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr. A. Ioscovich, str. Eli Tabin 23/1, 97781 Jerusalem, Israel. Tel.: +972 26555104; fax: +972 26666003.
    • ,
  • R. Gislason

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center and University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    • ,
  • A. Fadeev

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
    • ,
  • S. Grisaru-Granovsky

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
    • ,
  • S. Halpern

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center and University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

,Accepted 1 December 2007.

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PII: S0959-289X(08)00086-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2007.12.001

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 358-364 , October 2008

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