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Distribution of cases of lung injury deaths associated with the use of e- cigarettes or vaping according to the department of residence, as reported in the RIPS, 2020-2022.

Distribution of cases of lung injury deaths associated with the use of e- cigarettes or vaping according to the department of residence, as reported in the RIPS, 2020-2022.

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Background Electronic cigarettes are a mass consumption product with great market penetration, particularly among groups of young adults. Recently, attention has been drawn to the increasingly frequent reports of cases with vaping-related disease, leading to hospitalizations and death. Methods An ecological study was designed to characterize the us...

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... mortality mostly occurred among men (p < 0.05) older than 60 years. The departments reporting deaths due to vaping-related disease were Antioquia (69%) and Boyacá (27%), followed by Sucre (1.69%) and Tolima (1.69%) ( Table 2). The severity rate was 24.38% (95% CI: 19.4-30.16). ...

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