Delayed recovery of consciousness after elbow arthroscopy

198 Indian Journal of Anaesthesia | Vol. 59 | Issue 3 | Mar 2015 requirement >750 mg/day and vital capacity <2.9 L. Hence, a pre‐operative lung function assessment is of utmost importance. Since the patient had dysphagia, possibility of aspiration is higher. A previous meta‐analysis performed showed that PVB combined with general anaesthesia provided better post‐operative analgesia[3,5] during breast surgery. Lesser incidence of adverse effects was reported with the use of PVB.[2,5] Since acute post‐operative pain is a risk factor for the development of post‐operative chronic pain[2,5], use of PVB is useful. PVB has also been shown to provide better analgesia than wound infiltration. PVB also provides better post‐operative dynamic analgesia. Single level and catheter technique have been described, but we used the multiple injection technique.