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The eyes of the most important person to the author, the reader, is reading this information, it better be clear and honest in communicating!The book is written to walk the reader through the block: “Walk through the block” book.Ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia, a science in progress, something for all regional anesthesiologist to keep abreast with, has to be simplified, steered clear of tedious aspects and brought at the doorstep of every operation theatre. For one sole purpose, “to impart pain relief in intra and postoperative period with safety and efficacy” and make overall anesthesia safe.The new third edition, with the total of 265 ultrasound images, 154 photographs & 127 line drawings.Now covers…The basics of ultrasound physics from an anesthesiologist perspective.Block procedures are described from the basic steps such as ergonomics, placement of the probe, its relationship with the needle, respective ultrasound scan and the most acceptable patterns of drug spread. Finally, the drug dosages are elaborated.The distinction of this book is its guidelines on techniques and drug dosages for neonates, infants, children as well as adults.The third edition has covered the newer fascial plane blocks, in the trunk and abdominal wall, revisited lumbar plexus, continuous perineural catheters placements; adult spine sonoanatomy and ultrasound-guided continuous epidurals in children. Numerous scans have been replaced and new scans are added.Ultrasonography of airway, Lung, gastric antrum, and optic nerve with their respective clinical applications to anesthesiologist is dealt with in a new chapter.