title: Use of the Brain laryngeal mask airway in anticipation of difficult tracheal intubation.
abstract: Use of the Brain laryngeal mask airway during anaesthesia is described. Its use is shown to have obviated the need for tracheal intubation in the case of a patient whose injuries would have made this technique difficult.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthetics, University College Hospital, London.
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Thomson
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Ordman
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Parkhouse
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Morgan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation; D000771:Anesthesia, Intravenous; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007830:Larynx; D008397:Masks; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000295:instrumentation*