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Brian Arthur Sellick

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Brian Arthur Sellick
Born(1918-06-13)13 June 1918
Surrey, United Kingdom.
Died13 July 1996(1996-07-13) (aged 78)
London, United Kingdom.
NationalityBritish
Scientific career
Fieldsanaesthetist

Brian Arthur Sellick (1918–1996)[1][2] was a British anesthesiologist.[3] He was known for cricoid pressure, he described in 1961.[4] This manoeuvre is named after him.

Sellick worked as anesthesiologist 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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References

  1. ^ Biography of Brian Arthur Sellick
  2. ^ Anaesthesia & Pain Management. Brian Arthur Sellick MB, BS, FRCA, FFARCS, DA 13 June 1918 to 13 July 1996
  3. ^ a b Brian Arthur Sellick - History of surgery
  4. ^ Controversial issue of cricoid pressure or Sellick maneuver


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