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Rupture of the oesophagus during cricoid pressure
Author(s) -
RALPH S. J.,
WAREHAM C. A.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1991.tb09314.x
Subject(s) - cricoid pressure , medicine , mediastinitis , cricoid cartilage , surgery , rapid sequence induction , esophagus , anesthesia , intubation , larynx
Summary Rupture of the oesophagus occurred during the application of cricoid pressure at induction of anaesthesia when the patient vomited. The patient, who was bleeding from a gastric ulcer, was found to have a lower oesophageal tear which, although repaired at operation, resulted in a fatal mediastinitis.