Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome Complicating Pregnancy: Anaesthetic Management for Caesarean Delivery.

ABSTRACT

Antiphospholipid antibody (APLA) syndrome is an acquired autoimmune disorder characterized by venous or arterial thrombosis. It causes recurrent fetal losses in females of reproductive age group. However, with appropriate anticoagulant therapy in antepartum and the postpartum period, favourable pregnancy outcomes are possible. Elective caesarean sections are quite common in view of bad obstetric history. Here we discuss the anaesthetic management of a 25 year old female patient with APLA syndrome scheduled for elective caesarean section.