Respiratory health effects of e-cigarette substitution for tobacco cigarettes: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

E-cigarettes (electronic nicotine delivery system, ENDS) have been presented as a harm reduction strategy for people who smoke tobacco cigarettes but who cannot achieve abstinence, or for those who wish to continue to enjoy nicotine and the habit of smoking. What are the health effects of the substitution of ENDS for tobacco cigarettes? This systematic review evaluates the evidence of human clinical tests on the respiratory effects of ENDS use in participants who smoke tobacco cigarettes.

Methods

A registered and published protocol was developed conforming to PRISMA 2020 and AMSTAR2 standards. The literature search was conducted in PubMed, Scopus, and the CENTRAL Cochrane Library and updated to May 2022. Three supplementary searches and a grey literature search we

SUBMITTER: Qureshi MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10552385 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature