Does Cricoid Pressure Prevent Aspiration During Endotracheal Intubation?

Joseph Esherick, M.D., FAAFP, FHM
More Articles – Emergency Procedures, Endotracheal Intubation, Gastrointestinal diseases, Glidescope Intubation, King Tube, Laryngeal Mask Airway, medical procedures, Respiratory diseases
More Tags – cricoid pressure, endotracheal intubation, Glidescope intubation, HPC updates, King tube airway, laryngeal mask airway, rapid sequence intubation
There has always been some controversy about the utility of applying cricoid pressure (aka Sellick Maneuver) during rapid sequence intubation for the purpose of preventing aspiration.  Theoretically, applying pressure on the cricoid cartilage posteriorly should occlude the esophagus against the…
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Should Endotracheal Intubation Become a Videogame?

Dr. Rick Rutherford, M.D., FAAFP
More Articles – Emergency Procedures, Endotracheal Intubation, Gastrointestinal diseases, Glidescope Intubation, Laryngeal Mask Airway, medical procedures, Respiratory diseases
More Tags – endotracheal intubation, GlideScope, HPC updates, intubation, laryngeal mask airway, laryngoscopy
Direct vs Video Laryngoscopy In 1878 William MacEwan first passed a tube into the trachea of an awake patient using his fingers as a guide.  Now health care providers routinely perform endotracheal intubation as a life saving intervention.  Despite over…
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