A Case Series of Vaping-Associated Lung Injury Requiring Mechanical Ventilation.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Vaping-associated lung injury has rapidly become a nationwide epidemic and a threat to public health. In this case series, we describe unique clinical features of severe vaping-associated lung injury, defined as respiratory failure due to vaping that requires mechanical ventilation.

Data sources

Clinical observation of four patients.

Study selection

Case series.

Data extraction

Data and images were extract from medical records after approval was obtained from the institutional review board.

Data synthesis

Four patients were admitted to the ICU with severe manifestation of vaping-associated lung injury. Although every case required mechanical ventilatory support (venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in one patient), all patients survi

SUBMITTER: Choe J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7063900 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature