Anaesthesia for caesarean section in a patient with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.

The anaesthetic management is described of a patient with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome who had to undergo caesarean section due to failed induction of labour. Spinal anaesthesia with hyperbaric nupercaine was given. The main problem encountered during anaesthetic management was repeated attacks of supraventricular tachycardia which were primarily due to anxiety or occurred during pharmacological intervention with oxytocics.