Rubber and plastic endotracheal tube cuffs are highly vulnerable to the CO2 laser.
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D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006358:Hot Temperature; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010969:Plastics / Q000737:chemistry; D011143:Polyvinyl Chloride / Q000737:chemistry; D012408:Rubber / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties
D010969:Plastics; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D011143:Polyvinyl Chloride; D012408:Rubber