Controversy
Since the introduction of RSI, there has been controversy regarding virtually every aspect of this technique, including:
- choice of intravenous hypnotic agents as well as their dosage and timing of administration
- dosage and timing of administration of neuromuscular blocking agents
- avoidance of manual ventilation before tracheal intubation
- optimal position and whether the head-up, head-down, or horizontal supine position is the safest for induction of anesthesia in full-stomach patients
- application of cricoid pressure, which is also referred to as the Sellick maneuver
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