Helmet CPAP as a Bridge From a Rapid Response Activation for Hypoxia Through Awake Tracheostomy in the Operating Room in a Patient With a Difficult Airway: A Case Report.

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) has been used in multiple clinical settings with increasing frequency. However, its use in improving blood oxygenation for difficult airways has never been a specific consideration. Here, we present a rapid response team (RRT) intervention in a patient with severe hypoxia requiring emergent surgical tracheostomy.