Brian Arthur Sellick

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.

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

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]

See also

References
  1. Biography of Brian Arthur Sellick
  2. 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.
  3. "Brian Arthur Sellick - History of surgery". Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2015-11-14.
  4. L, Páez; Jairo, John; V, Navarro; Ricardo, J. (2010-10-01). "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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