The E-Cigarette or Vaping Product Use-Associated Lung Injury Epidemic: Pathogenesis, Management, and Future Directions: An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report

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• Personal Author:
  Benowitz NL ; Cohen AH ; Croft DP ; Crotty Alexander LE ; Ewart G ; Goniewicz ML ; Jaspers I ; Jordt SE ; Kligerman S ; Larsen BT ; Leigh N ; Loughlin CE ; McConnell R ; McGraw MD ; Melzer AC ; Neptune ER ; Nguyen TB ; Noël A ; Penn AL ; Pinkerton KE ; Rahman I ; Rebuli ME ; Rose JJ ; Upson D ; Witek TJ Jr.
• Description:
  E-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) is a severe pulmonary illness associated with the use of e-cigarettes or vaping products that was officially identified and named in 2019. This American Thoracic Society workshop was convened in 2021 to identify and prioritize research and regulatory needs to adequately respond to the EVALI outbreak and to prevent similar instances of disease associated with e-cigarette or vaping product use. An interdisciplinary group of 26 experts in adult and pediatric clinical care, public health, regulatory oversight, and toxicology were convened for the workshop. Four major topics were examined: 1) the public health and regulatory response to EVALI; 2) EVALI clinical care; 3) mechanisms contributing to EVALI; and 4) needed actions to address the health effects of EVALI. Oral presentations and group discussion were the primary modes used to identify top priorities for addressing EVALI. Initiatives including a national EVALI case registry and biorepository, integrated electronic medical record coding system, U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulation and enforcement of nicotine e-cigarette standards, regulatory authority over nontobacco-derived e-cigarettes, training in evaluating exogenous exposures, prospective clinical studies, standardized clinical follow-up assessments, ability to more readily study effects of cannabinoid e-cigarettes, and research to identify biomarkers of exposure and disease were identified as critical needs. These initiatives will require substantial federal investment as well as changes to regulatory policy. Overall, the workshop identified the need to address the root causes of EVALI to prevent future outbreaks. An integrated approach from multiple perspectives is required, including public health; clinical, basic, and translational research; regulators; and users of e-cigarettes. Improving the public health response to reduce the risk of another substantial disease-inducing event depends on coordinated actions to better understand the inhalational toxicity of these products, informing the public of the risks, and developing and enforcing regulatory standards for all e-cigarettes. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Electrical Equipment And Supplies Lung Occupational Health Public Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Smokers Solvents Tobacco Products
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: E-cigarette Cigarette Smoking Electronic Devices EVALI Inhalation Inhalation Toxicity Lung Injury Lung Irritants Public Health Pulmonary Disorders Respiratory Diseases Vaping Product Vapors

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• ISSN:
  2329-6933
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Arizona ; California ; Georgia ; Louisiana ; Maryland ; Minnesota ; New Mexico ; New York ; North Carolina ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 6 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-17
• Volume:
  20
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067075
• Citation:
  Ann Am Thorac Soc 2023 Jan; 20(1):1-17
• Contact Point Address:
  Meghan E. Rebuli, Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 116 Manning Drive, 4310 Mary Ellen Jones CB#7325, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
• Email:
  meradfor@email.unc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• Performing Organization:
  University of California, Berkeley
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Annals of the American Thoracic Society
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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