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Colour coding of pilot balloons in Laser-Flex oral endotracheal tubes—a design paradox?

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    Snigdha Bellapukonda, Vibhavari Naik, Basanth K. Rayani & Praneeth Suvvari

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Bellapukonda, S., Naik, V., Rayani, B.K. et al. Colour coding of pilot balloons in Laser-Flex oral endotracheal tubes—a design paradox?. Lasers Med Sci 38, 257 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-023-03927-7

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