Cricoid pressure: The argument against

Trends in Anaesthesia and Critical Care

Volumn 5, Issue 2-3, 2015, Pages 52-56

  Turnbull, J ^a   Patel, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL NATIONAL THROAT NOSE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Aspiration; CP; Cricoid pressure

Indexed keywords

ACID ASPIRATION; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL PROCEDURE; CADAVER; CASE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRICOID PRESSURE; ESOPHAGEAL LUMEN; ESOPHAGUS; FEAR; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEAD TILTING; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX; LARYNGOSCOPY; MEDICAL STAFF; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NURSING STAFF; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PULMONARY ASPIRATION; RESPIRATION CONTROL; REVIEW; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 84929961422     PISSN: 22108440     EISSN: 22108467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tacc.2015.02.002     Document Type: Review

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