Brian Arthur Sellick (1918–1996) was a British
anaesthetist.
He was known for
cricoid pressure Cricoid pressure, also known as the Sellick manoeuvre or Sellick maneuver, is a technique used in endotracheal intubation to try to reduce the risk of regurgitation. The technique involves the application of pressure to the cricoid cartilage at the ...
, he described in 1961.
This manoeuvre is named after him.
Sellick worked as an anaesthetist at
Middlesex Hospital. There he demonstrated the efficacy of his invention using a cadaver with full stomach placed in the
Trendelenburg position.
See also
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Cricoid pressure Cricoid pressure, also known as the Sellick manoeuvre or Sellick maneuver, is a technique used in endotracheal intubation to try to reduce the risk of regurgitation. The technique involves the application of pressure to the cricoid cartilage at the ...
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Rapid sequence induction
In advanced airway management, rapid sequence induction (RSI) – also referred to as rapid sequence intubation or as rapid sequence induction and intubation (RSII) or as crash induction – is a special process for endotracheal intubation that is ...
References
1918 births
1996 deaths
British anaesthetists
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