IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 2248: A Systematic Literature Review of E-Cigarette-Related Illness and Injury: Not Just for the Respirologist

IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 2248: A Systematic Literature Review of E-Cigarette-Related Illness and Injury: Not Just for the Respirologist International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17072248 Authors: Anna Tzortzi Melpo Kapetanstrataki Vaso Evangelopoulou Panagiotis Beghrakis Following the recent electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) illness outbreak, the current review aimed to collect all related clinical cases for study and analysis and provide a critical synopsis of the proposed injury mechanism. Adhering to PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis) guidelines, e-cigarette-related clinical cases were identified via Google Scholar and PubMed databases. Additionally, references of published case reports and previous review papers were manually searched, revealing 159 publications presenting e-cigarette-related case reports and 19 reports by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 238 individual cases were identified; 53% traumatic injuries due to e-cigarette explosion or self-combustion, 24% respiratory cases, and 12% poisonings. Additional cases pertained to oral, cardiovascular, immunologic, hematologic, allergic reactions, infant complications, and altered medication levels. Case reports were mainly published between 2016–2019 (78%). The oldest case, a lipoid pneumonia, was published in 2012. The current review showed that e-cigarette-related health effects extend beyon...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - Category: Environmental Health Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research