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The epidemic of vaping-related illnesses continues


SOURCES:

Rashelle Bernal, Portland, Oregon.

CDC: “Outbreak of Lung Injury Associated with Vaping or E-Cigarette Product Use,” “New ICD-10-CM code for Vaping-Related Disorder to be implemented on April 1, 2020.”

Usha Periyanayagam, MD, MPH, director of clinical products and real-world testing, Komodo Health.

Devika Rao, MD, pediatric pulmonology specialist, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas.

Karen M. Wilson, MD, MPH, pediatric hospitalist, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY.

Arun Kannappan, MD, assistant professor of pulmonary sciences and critical care, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, Aurora.

Ehab Ali, MD, specialist in critical care medicine and pulmonary diseases, Louisville, KY.

Rachel Boykan, MD, pediatric hospitalist, Stony Brook Children’s, Stony Brook, NY.

Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, PhD, director, Stanford Reach Lab.

Annals of the American Thoracic Society: “The epidemic of lung injury associated with the use of electronic cigarettes or vaping products: pathogenesis, management, and future directions: an official report of the American Thoracic Society workshop.”


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