A Case Of Uncorrected Tetrology Of Fallot For Caeserian Section: An Anaesthetic Challenge!
Authors
Renuka Sudhakaran
Ani Gopinath
Kishore Kanianchalil
Abstract
Uncorrected cyanotic heart disease carries a high risk in pregnancy for both mother and fetus. TOF accounts for 5-6% of cases of congenital heart disease. A review of 57 pregnancies with uncorrected Tetrology of Fallot (TOF) showed a fetal mortality of 22% and a maternal mortality of 7%. We report a case of parturient with uncorrected TOF managed successfully under Combined Spinal Epidural (CSE) anaesthesia for lower segment caeserian section (LSCS).
