TABLE. Product use and clinical details for eight cluster-associated patients with e-cigarette, or vaping, product use–associated lung injury (EVALI) — Wisconsin, 2019.
| Patient no. | Cluster A |
Cluster B |
Cluster C |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
|
Interview type
|
Standard |
In-depth |
In-depth |
In-depth |
In-depth |
In-depth |
Standard |
Standard |
|
THC product
| ||||||||
| Brand names |
Dank Vapes |
Dank Vapes |
Dank Vapes |
Dank Vapes |
Dank Vapes |
Dank Vapes |
Dank Vapes |
Dank Vapes |
| Cookies |
Cookies |
Cookies |
Chronic Carts |
Chronic Carts |
Cookies |
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| Dr. Zodiak |
TKO |
Supreme |
Dr. Zodiak |
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| Mario Carts |
Off-White |
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| Monopoly | ||||||||
| Dose* |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1 |
0.5 |
1 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
| Months of use† |
<1 |
<1 |
9 |
3 |
12 |
9 |
12 |
9 |
| Product testing for VEA§ |
Not available for testing |
2 of 2 |
Not available for testing |
Not available for testing |
Not available for testing |
Not available for testing |
Not available for testing |
3 of 3 |
| Social link and shared product use |
Shared use¶ |
Shared use¶ |
Friend |
Shared use¶ |
Friend, |
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| Same illicit dealer |
Same illicit dealer |
Same illicit dealer |
Same illicit dealer |
Unknown source |
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|
Nicotine product
| ||||||||
| Brand names |
N/A |
Solace |
Juul |
Juul |
Juul |
Juul |
Juul |
Juul |
| Nord |
Salt-E |
Jewel |
Jewel |
Vuse Alto |
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| Suorin |
Air Factory |
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| Frequency |
Daily |
Daily |
Daily |
Daily |
Daily |
Daily |
Daily |
Daily |
| Months of use† |
60 |
60 |
21 |
5 |
36 |
30 |
36 |
18 |
| Product testing for VEA§ |
Not available for testing |
Not available for testing |
Not available for testing |
Not available for testing |
Not available for testing |
Not available for testing |
0 of 1 |
1 of 5** |
|
Clinical course
| ||||||||
| Hospital stay (days) |
0 |
0 |
6 |
7 |
20 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
| ICU |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Intubated |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| BAL fluid testing for VEA | Not available for testing | Not available for testing | Positive | Not available for testing | Not available for testing | Not available for testing | Positive | Not available for testing |
Abbreviations: BAL = bronchoalveolar lavage; ICU = intensive care unit; N/A = not available; THC = tetrahydrocannabinol; VEA = vitamin E acetate.
* Number of 1-g THC cartridges used per day in the month before symptom onset.
† Number of months between reported initiation of product use and onset of EVALI.
§ VEA detected (number of products containing VEA of the total number tested). https://www.fda.gov/news-events/public-health-focus/lung-injuries-associated-use-vaping-products.
¶ Shared use is defined as directly sharing the same THC cartridges at the same time and place.
** One product was packaged as a THC cartridge but contained nicotine, VEA, and cannabinol.