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Crisis management: M T Kluger, T Visvanathan, J A Myburgh, and R N Westhorpe Crisis management during anaesthesia: regurgitation, vomiting, and aspiration Qual Saf Health Care 2005; 14: e4 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

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Cricoid pressure and vomiting

Erich B Schulz   (13 December 2005)

Cricoid pressure and vomiting 13 December 2005
Erich B Schulz, Anaesthetic registrar Send letter to journal: Re: Cricoid pressure and vomiting erich{at}gasboys.net Erich B Schulz	Dear Editor, I congratulate the authors on this excellent series. Some authors (for example[1,2]), regard active vomiting as a contraindication to cricoid pressure because of reported cases of oesaphageal rupture, and cadaveric experiments. This current paper, however, makes no mention of vomiting as a contraindication. I would appreciate knowing whether authors reject this contrandication and believe the benefits of cricoid pressure outweigh the risks. Regards, Erich Schulz References 1. Landsman I. "Cricoid pressure: indications and complications." Paediatr Anaesth. 2004 Jan;14(1):43-7. 2. Allman KG, Wilson IH. "Oxford Handbook of Anaesthesia", OUP, 2001, p846.