Obstructive Sleep Apnea Is Not a Risk Factor for Difficult Intubation in Morbidly Obese Patients

– In MO patients undergoing bariatric surgery in the "ramped position," there was no relationship between the presence and severity of OSA, BMI, or NC and difficulty of intubation or laryngoscopy grade. Only a Mallampati score of 3 or 4 or male gender predicted difficult intubation.