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JULY 12, 2023

Cricoid Pressure in Clinical Airway Management

6 Decades of Controversy

D. John Doyle, MD, PhD, DPhil
Department of General Anesthesiology
Professor of Anesthesiology
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
The author reported no relevant financial disclosures.

Cricoid pressure remains a longstanding practice in anesthesia since its introduction in 1961, but there is an active debate about its efficacy and safety.

Introduction

The application of cricoid pressure is a technique used during the induction of general anesthesia with the intention of preventing the