title: Use of the Hayek oscillator in a case of failed fibreoptic intubation.
abstract: We describe the management of a patient with predicted difficult tracheal intubation after failed awake fibreoptic intubation. Anaesthesia was induced with propofol and ventilation controlled by means of the Hayek oscillator, a high frequency cuirass ventilator, without tracheal intubation. The patient underwent uneventful laser debulking of his massive pharyngeal tumour to establish a clear airway.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthetics, Royal London Hospital Trust, Whitechapel.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Broomhead
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Dilkes
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Monks
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical