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ventilation difficult. It is sensible to use a small cuffed tube if available, | ventilation difficult. It is sensible to use a small cuffed tube if available, | ||
rather than repeated bronchoscopy. | rather than repeated bronchoscopy. | ||
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|+Table 3. <i>Size compatibility of tracheal tubes, bronchoscopes and LMAs</i> | |||
|Tracheal tube size ||2.5 ||3.0 ||3.5 ||4 ||4.5|| 5|| 6 | |||
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|Will fit through classic LMA size: ||1 ||1 ||1.5 ||2 ||2 ||2.5 ||3 | |||
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|Will fit over bronchoscope Outer Diameter: ||2.0mm ||2.5mm ||2.8mm ||3.5mm ||3.5mm ||4.1mm ||5mm | |||
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|Will fit over AEC size: ||7F ||8F ||8F ||11F ||11F ||11F ||14F | |||
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Table 3. Size compatibility of tracheal tubes, bronchoscopes and LMAs | Table 3. Size compatibility of tracheal tubes, bronchoscopes and LMAs | ||