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. 2020 May 15;201(10):1303-1306.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.202001-0079LE.

Clinical Characterization of E-Cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use-associated Lung Injury in 36 Patients in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Richard H Zou  1   2 , Perry J Tiberio  1   2 , Georgios A Triantafyllou  1   2 , Phillip E Lamberty  1   2 , Michael J Lynch  1   2 , John W Kreit  1   2 , Bryan J McVerry  1   2 , Mark T Gladwin  1   2 , Alison Morris  1   2 , Jared Chiarchiaro  1   2 , Meghan E Fitzpatrick  1   2 , Jason J Rose  1   2
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Clinical Characterization of E-Cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use-associated Lung Injury in 36 Patients in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Richard H Zou et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Histogram of cases of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use–associated lung injury nationally as reported by the CDC* (gray), and case presentation dates of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use–associated lung injury at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC; black) from June 30, 2019, until December 29, 2019, by week. *National data available through week of December 15, 2019.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
(A) Axial computed tomography section of a patient who required invasive respiratory support with mechanical ventilation and a 12-day hospital length of stay. (B) Axial computed tomography section of a patient who required a maximum of 2 L nasal cannula support and a 2-day hospital length of stay.
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