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+<i>[Note: different brands of LMA vary in their internal diameter. It is important to determine the compatibility of equipment within your own department.]</i>
-Table 3. Size compatibility of tracheal tubes, bronchoscopes and LMAs
-Tracheal tube size 2.5 3.0 3.5 4 4.5 5 6
-Will fit through classic LMA size: 1 1 1.5 2 2 2.5 3
-Will fit over bronchoscope Outer Diameter: 2.0mm 2.5mm 2.8mm 3.5mm 3.5mm 4.1mm 5mm
-Will fit over AEC size: 7F 8F 8F 11F 11F 11F 14F
-[Note: different brands of LMA vary in their internal diameter. It is important to determine the compatibility of equipment within your own department.]
 <i>Fibreoptic intubation through an LMA</i>