Reporting of pneumothorax in association with vaping devices and electronic cigarettes

Borchert, Dietmar; Kelm, H; Morean, Meghan E.; Tannapfel, Andrea

doi:10.1136/bcr-2021-247844

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“…Though not a factor in our case, vaping and smoking are two potential risk factors for pneumothorax that must be addressed, especially in adolescents. The use of vaping devices and cannabis has been associated with lung injury and pneumothorax in otherwise healthy young adults [ 4 , 5 ].…”

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Pneumothorax After a Fall in a Healthy Adolescent Athlete

Latty¹,

Soto²,

Arango³

2022

Cureus

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A pneumothorax is a pathological collection of air in the pleural space within the thoracic cavity. Pneumothoraxes are classified by the underlying etiology as spontaneous or traumatic, with spontaneous pneumothoraxes being further categorized into primary and secondary causes. Management historically involved admission with possible administration of oxygen or chest tube placements based on severity. We herein describe a pediatric case of a likely blunt-force traumatic pneumothorax after a fall, successfully managed conservatively in the outpatient setting. The case highlights an acceleration-deceleration blunt trauma caused during a tackle at a football game and the importance of the clinical presentation, physical exam, and confirmation with a chest X-ray.

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Pneumothorax After a Fall in a Healthy Adolescent Athlete

Latty¹,

Soto²,

Arango³

2022

Cureus

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“…In the sections below we divide our analysis of the clinical cases by those caused by (i) consumer technology (e.g., gaming devices) and (ii) healthcare technology (e.g., glucose sensors). (i) Medical Specialties -Consumer Technology Biotechnological syndromes may arise from our interactions with technology outside of the healthcare setting, such as injuries from tasers (36-38), e-Cigarettes (39,40) and exercise machines (41). Computing technologies were common culprits of these harms, such as the 64F who developed third-degree burns requiring partial foot amputation due to an overheating laptop (42).…”

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21st century medicine and emerging biotechnological syndromes: a cross- disciplinary systematic review of novel patient presentations in the age of technology

Straw

Rees

Nachev

2023

Preprint

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Background Biotechnological syndromes refer to the illnesses that arise at the intersection of human physiology and digital technology. Now that we experience health and illness through so much technology (e.g. wearables, telemedicine, implanted devices), the medium is redefining our expression of symptoms, the observable signs of pathology and the range of diseases that may occur. Here, we systematically review all case reports describing illnesses related to digital technology in the past ten years, in order to identify novel biotechnological syndromes, map out new causal pathways of disease, and identify gaps in care that have disadvantaged a community of patients suffering from these digital complaints. Methods PubMed, MEDLINE, Scopus, Cochrane Library and Web of Science were searched for case reports and case series that described patient cases involving biotechnological syndromes from 01/01/2012 to 01/02/2022. For inclusion the technology had to play a causative role in the disease process and had to be digital (as opposed to simple electronic). Results Our search returned 7742 articles, 1373 duplicates were removed, 671 met the criteria for full review and 372 were included in the results. Results were categorised by specialty, demonstrating that syndromes were most common in Cardiology (n = 162), Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (n = 36), and Emergency and Trauma (n = 26). Discussion The 372 unique patient cases demonstrated a range of severity from mild (e.g., injuries related to Pokemon Go) to moderate (e.g. pacemaker-generated rib fractures) and severe (e.g. ventilator software bugs causing cardiac arrest). Syndromes resulted from both consumer technology (e.g. gaming addictions) and medical technologies (e.g. errors in spinal stimulators). Cases occurred at both the individual level (e.g. faulty insulin pumps) and at the population level (e.g. harm from healthcare cyberattacks). Limitations This was a retrospective systematic review of heterogeneous reports which may only reflect a small proportion of true prevalence rates in the population.

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“…Biotechnological syndromes may arise from our interactions with technology outside of the healthcare setting, such as injuries from tasers [38][39][40], e-Cigarettes [41,42] and exercise machines [43]. Computing technologies were common culprits of these harms, such as the 64F who developed third-degree burns requiring partial foot amputation due to an overheating laptop [44].…”

Section: Medical Specialties-consumer Technologymentioning

confidence: 99%

21st century medicine and emerging biotechnological syndromes: a cross-disciplinary systematic review of novel patient presentations in the age of technology

Straw,

Rees,

Nachev

2023

BMC Digit Health

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Background Biotechnological syndromes refer to the illnesses that arise at the intersection of human physiology and digital technology. Now that we experience health and illness through so much technology (e.g. wearables, telemedicine, implanted devices), the medium is redefining our expression of symptoms, the observable signs of pathology and the range of diseases that may occur. Here, we systematically review all case reports describing illnesses related to digital technology in the past ten years, in order to identify novel biotechnological syndromes, map out new causal pathways of disease, and identify gaps in care that have disadvantaged a community of patients suffering from these digital complaints. Methods PubMed, MEDLINE, Scopus, Cochrane Library and Web of Science were searched for case reports and case series that described patient cases involving biotechnological syndromes from 01/01/2012 to 01/02/2022. For inclusion the technology had to play a causative role in the disease process and had to be digital (as opposed to simple electronic). Results Our search returned 7742 articles, 1373 duplicates were removed, 671 met the criteria for full review and 372 were included in the results. Results were categorised by specialty, demonstrating that syndromes were most common in Cardiology (n = 162), Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (n = 36), and Emergency and Trauma (n = 26). Discussion The 372 unique patient cases demonstrated a range of severity from mild (e.g., injuries related to Pokemon Go) to moderate (e.g. pacemaker-generated rib fractures) and severe (e.g. ventilator software bugs causing cardiac arrest). Syndromes resulted from both consumer technology (e.g. gaming addictions) and medical technologies (e.g. errors in spinal stimulators). Cases occurred at both the individual level (e.g. faulty insulin pumps) and at the population level (e.g. harm from healthcare cyberattacks). Limitations This was a retrospective systematic review of heterogeneous reports, written in English, which may only reflect a small proportion of true prevalence rates in the population.

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Reporting of pneumothorax in association with vaping devices and electronic cigarettes

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References 38 publications

Pneumothorax After a Fall in a Healthy Adolescent Athlete

Pneumothorax After a Fall in a Healthy Adolescent Athlete

21st century medicine and emerging biotechnological syndromes: a cross- disciplinary systematic review of novel patient presentations in the age of technology

21st century medicine and emerging biotechnological syndromes: a cross-disciplinary systematic review of novel patient presentations in the age of technology

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