Difficult access to the airway during robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

(A) This picture shows a patient who is about to undergo robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. The patient is in the lateral decubitus position, facing away from the anesthesia machine and other anesthesia equipment.
(B) This picture shows the same patient after he has been covered with surgical drapes, with the robotic equipment now "docked" into position surrounding the patient's upper body. In these circumstances, the patient's face, airway, and endotracheal tube are nearly inaccessible.