Cricoid pressure: Knowledge and performance amongst anaesthetic assistants

Anaesthesia

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-62

  Meek, T ^a   Gittins, N ^b   Duggan, J E ^b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b WANSBECK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications, aspiration, regurgitation; Intubation; Tracheal, technique, training

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CRICOID; FORCE; INTERVIEW; PERFORMANCE; PRESSURE; SIMULATOR; TRAINING;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRICOID CARTILAGE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PRESSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0032903249     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.1999.00706.x     Document Type: Article

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