Transposition of the great vessels: a series of three cases with a review of the literature

Improvements in surgical techniques have led to increased survival in trans position of the great vessels. We present three women who required anaesthe tic management for labour analgesia, instrumental delivery and evacuation o f retained products; the literature is reviewed with regard to anaesthetic techniques and maternal outcome, and recommendations made for the managemen t of this increasingly common condition. (C) 2000 Harcourt Publishers Ltd.