Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Glossopharyngeal Nerve Blockade for Awake Videolaryngoscope Assisted Endotracheal Intubation in the Morbidly Obese.
Brief Summary: The investigators wish to determine if application of 2% lidocaine soaked gauze to the peritonsillar pillars will decrease the amount of gagging caused by awake videolaryngocope assisted tracheal intubation in the morbidly obese.