Cricoid pressure: apply - but be ready to release

Anaesthesia. 2016 Sep;71(9):999-1003. doi: 10.1111/anae.13594.

Authors

J Turnbull¹, A Patel², V Athanassoglou³, J J Pandit³

Affiliations

¹ The Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, London, UK.
² The Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, London, UK. anil.patel@uclh.nhs.uk.
³ Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, Oxford, UK.

PMID: 27523049
DOI: 10.1111/anae.13594

No abstract available

Keywords: airway; aspiration; intubation; regurgitation; ventilation.

Publication types

Editorial
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MeSH terms

Cricoid Cartilage*
Intubation, Intratracheal
Laryngeal Masks*
Pressure