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Sellick’s maneuver<br />

Sellick’s maneuver is the application of cricoid pressure during the induction of a patient<br />

who is at risk of aspiration. <strong>The</strong> maneuver aims to use the cricoid cartilage, the only circumferential<br />

cartilage of the airway, to temporarily occlude the esophagus to prevent passive regurgitation<br />

of stomach contents while the airway is unprotected.<br />

Related Glossary Terms<br />

Aspiration, Cricoid cartilage, Intubation, Rapid sequence induction, Subglottis<br />

Index<br />

Find Term<br />

Chapter 2 - Pre-operative Evaluation<br />

Chapter 3 - General <strong>Anesthesia</strong>

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