title: Cricoid pressure; are we doing it right?
abstract: I am an operating department practitioner (ODP) who routinely applies cricoid pressure under the direction of an anaesthetist in order to prevent gastric aspiration. This article examines the current use of cricoid pressure in anaesthetics.
authors: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham. michelle.chewter@uhb.nhs.uk
authors: Michelle
authors: M
authors: Chewter
mesh_terms: D003413:Cricoid Cartilage / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D009873:Operating Rooms; D011312:Pressure; D053120:Respiratory Aspiration / Q000517:prevention & control; D000078329:Workforce