Brian Arthur Sellick
Brian Arthur Sellick | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 June 1918 |
| Died | 13 July 1996 (aged 78) |
| Nationality | British |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | anaesthetist |
Brian Arthur Sellick (1918–1996)[1][2] was a British anaesthetist.[3] He was known for cricoid pressure, he described in 1961.[4] This manoeuvre is named after him.
Sellick worked as an anaesthetist at Middlesex Hospital. There he demonstrated the efficacy of his invention using a cadaver with full stomach placed in the Trendelenburg position.[3]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Biography of Brian Arthur Sellick
- ^ Pallister, W.K. (1996). "Brian Arthur Sellick MB, BS, FRCA, FFARCS, DA 13 June 1918 to 13 July 1996". Anaesthesia. 51 (12): 1194–1195. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2044.1996.tb15086.x.
- ^ a b "Brian Arthur Sellick - History of surgery". Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ L, Páez; Jairo, John; V, Navarro; Ricardo, J. (1 October 2010). "Controversial issue of cricoid pressure or Sellick maneuver". Revista Colombiana de Anestesiología. 38 (3): 377–383. doi:10.1016/S0120-3347(10)83009-6. ISSN 0120-3347.
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