TY - JOUR T1 - Severe acute respiratory distress syndrome requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support: a consequence of vaping JF - ERJ Open Research JO - erjor DO - 10.1183/23120541.00013-2020 VL - 6 IS - 2 SP - 00013-2020 AU - Caroline M. Patterson AU - Kamen Valchanov AU - Allanah Barker AU - Martin Goddard AU - Huina Yang AU - Angus G. Butchart Y1 - 2020/04/01 UR - http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/6/2/00013-2020.abstract N2 - Since the emergence of electronic cigarette products on the retail market just over a decade ago, there has been an exponential rise in their use, particularly amongst young adults [1] and the global market is now estimated by Euromonitor International to be worth $19.3 billion, up from $6.9 billion 5 years ago [1]. Despite being marketed as a safer alternative to traditional cigarettes, “vaping” generates aerosols containing a heterogenous mix of potentially harmful substances and pulmonary disease related to vaping has been identified in recent case clusters [3–5].In the past decade, vaping has become more prevalent globally. Since mid-2019, reports have linked the use of vaping devices to lung injury (EVALI). This is the first reported adult case outside the USA to require ECMO for a severe vaping complication. https://bit.ly/39hf2ZY ER -