It was a pleasure to review the first edition of applied anatomy for anaesthesia and intensive care published by cambridge university press a good knowledge of anatomy is essential for practising anaesthetists and critical care physicians it is fundamental for the safe conduct of procedures such as endotracheal intubation central venous cannulation bronchoscopy tracheostomy and peripheral and central neuraxial regional anaesthesia. It was a pleasure to review the first edition of applied anatomy for anaesthesia and intensive care published by cambridge university press a good knowledge of anatomy is essential for practising anaesthetists and critical care physicians it is fundamental for the safe conduct of procedures such as endotracheal intubation central venous cannulation bronchoscopy tracheostomy and peripheral and central neuraxial regional anaesthesia. Applied anatomy for anaesthesia and intensive care is an invaluable tool for trainee and practised anaesthetists and intensive care physicians seeking to learn revise and develop their anatomical knowledge and procedural skills. Applied anatomy for anaesthesia and intensive care is an invaluable tool for trainee and practised anaesthetists and intensive care physicians seeking to learn revise and develop their anatomical knowledge and procedural skills. Applied anatomy for anaesthesia and intensive care a welcome addition to the latter group is the recently released applied anatomy for anaesthesia and intensive care as the title implies this book provides an overview of basic anatomy and covers a panoply of procedural interventions based on this knowledge regional neuraxial blocks