Clinical manifestations of EVALI in adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pediatr Pulmonol
; 58(3): 949-958, 2023 03.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2247775
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
E-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) results from inhaling the aerosol of e-cigarettes and has similar clinical features to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). EVALI case counts since the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic is unknown.METHODS:
A retrospective electronic health record chart review of adolescents hospitalized at one institution with EVALI was conducted. Clinical characteristics and hospital course of patients hospitalized during the pandemic were compared to those prepandemic.RESULTS:
The clinical presentation of adolescents hospitalized prior-to (n = 19) and during the COVID-19 pandemic (n = 22) were similar with respect to constitutional, respiratory, and gastrointestinal symptoms. All patients hospitalized during the pandemic were tested for COVID-19 at least once. Only one patient had a positive SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR test result. Thirty-one out of 39 patients treated with corticosteroids had clinical improvement within 24 h (79%). Patients hospitalized during the pandemic had a shorter median length of stay (5 vs. 7 days, p < 0.01), and were less often discharged with home oxygen (1 vs. 6 patients, p = 0.04). Pulmonary function tests improved pre- to postcorticosteroid treatment and postcorticosteroid to follow-up.CONCLUSIONS:
Eliciting a history of vaping in adolescents presenting with constitutional, respiratory, and gastrointestinal symptoms is important to identify EVALI cases, which have continued throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. A shorter length of stay with less need for mechanical ventilation and home oxygen in adolescents hospitalized during the pandemic may reflect increased familiarity with EVALI characteristics. Corticosteroids led to clinical and pulmonary function improvement.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Lung Injury
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Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Pediatr Pulmonol
Journal subject:
Pediatrics
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ppul.26283
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