What is it about?

We had and still have ongoing cases. This abstract describes the prevalence and comorbid conditions.

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Why is it important?

Increases the understanding of the effects of vaping on the lung including the acute injury seen in EVALI.

Perspectives

Vaping has become increasing popular in the US with minimal safety studies. Various additives have been used including surreptitious additive of Vit E Acetate which is considered to be a primary cause of EVALI. Most of our EVALI cohort but not all vaped THC.

Dixie Harris
Intermountain Health Care

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This page is a summary of: Prevalence of diagnoses and comorbid conditions in patients with e-cigarette, or vaping, associated lung injury (EVALI), September 2020, European Respiratory Society (ERS),
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2020.1999.
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