Anaesthesia, critical care & pain medicine
Quantifying the Effective Cricoid Force to Occlude the Esophageal Entrance in Anesthetized and Muscle-Relaxed Children: A Videolaryngoscopy-Based Assessment.
Ahed Zeidan, M Ramez Salem, Munir Bamadhaj, Aida Saifan, Arjang Khorasani, Jean-Xavier Mazoit, Hussein Sadek, Amr Addelaziz, Nabil Bamadhaj, Nebojsa Nick Knezevic
Published: 202510.1016/j.accpm.2025.101674
Abstract
BACKGROUND: When cricoid pressure was introduced in pediatric anesthesia, the cricoid force was not defined, leading pediatric anesthesiologists to question its necessity, effectiveness, and safety. We hypothesized that airway complications encounter…
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