Open AccessWhat About Compressing the Oesophagus with an Ultrasound Probe for a Modified Sellick Maneuver?
Author(s) -
Onat Bermede,
Başak Ceyda Meço,
Volkan Baytaş,
Olcay Dilken,
Çiğdem Yıldırım Güçlü,
Süheyla Karadağ Erkoç,
Zekeriyya Alanoğlu,
Neslihan Alkış
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
pISSN - 2667-677X
DOI - 10.5152/tjar.2021.1427
Subject(s) - esophagus , cricoid cartilage , medicine , ultrasound , circumference , body mass index , anatomy , nuclear medicine , ultrasonography , cricoid pressure , airway , larynx , surgery , radiology , mathematics , geometry
Debates continue about the cricoid pressure, which has been used for many years to prevent gastric aspiration during intubation. Using ultrasound, the effects of this maneuver and alternatives like paralaryngeal pressure are revealed. The aim of this observational study was to determine the effect of paralaryngeal pressure with an ultrasound probe on the esophageal diameter in patients with different body mass indexes and neck circumferences.