Peripheral nerve blocks a color atlas edited by jacques e chelly md phd philadelphialippincott williams wilkins 1999 pages 223 price 9500 the editors goal with the creation of this atlas is to provide simple practical instructions for the performance of peripheral nerve blocks that maximize success and minimize complications. In this regard peripheral nerve blocks a color atlas third edition edited by jacques chelly provides well organized and updated information encompassing current regional anesthetic practices it is suitable for the novice student of anesthesia as well as for the experienced anesthesiologist. In section 6 each presentation of a continuous nerve block is supplemented by an interesting figure showing the expected distance between skin and nerve depending on the age of the patient in summary peripheral nerve blocks a color atlas provides an encyclopedic review of a multitude of nerve and pain block techniques unfortunately many subjects are only briefly covered and this may compromise the didactic value of this text. Associate professor of anesthesiology wake forest university school of medicine winston salem north carolina rwellerwfubmcedu peripheral nerve blocks a color atlas edited by jacques e chelly md phd philadelphialippincott williams wilkins 1999 pages 223 price 9500 the editors goal with the creation of this atlas is . The related online textbook provides access to the full version of the text and all related images delivering ready access to the locations where blocks are performed for its stated purposes peripheral nerve blocks a color atlas 3rd edition is an exceptional reference book with up to date information in the field of peripheral nerve blocks