Cricoid pressure decreases lower oesophageal sphincter tone in anaesthetized pigs

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 414-417

  Chassard, D ^a   Tournadre, J P ^a   Berrada, K R ^a   Bouletreau P ^a  

^a HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques: Cricoid pressure; Complications: aspiration, regurgitation; Gastrointestinal tract: lower oesophageal sphincter

Indexed keywords

PANCURONIUM; PROPOFOL; SUFENTANIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRICOID; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; LUNG ASPIRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

EID: 0029994107     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03011724     Document Type: Article

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