title: Electronic Cigarettes: A Primer for Clinicians.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To introduce the otolaryngology community to the current state of research regarding electronic cigarettes, with special attention paid to mechanism, impact on health and addiction, and use in smoking cessation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Review of Google Scholar and PubMed databases using the keywords electronic cigarettes, e-cigs, e-cigarettes, and vaping. In addition, information from media sources as well as news outlets was evaluated to gauge public perception of research findings.
  
  
  METHODS
  Recent research and randomized controlled trials were prioritized.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The landscape of electronic cigarette devices is evolving, as is the research regarding their risks and benefits. Utilization is rapidly increasing. It appears that older users employ them as a smoking cessation tool compared to younger users. The data are generally inconclusive regarding the benefits of electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation compared with other methods. Furthermore, the safety profile of electronic cigarettes is dynamic and difficult to fully ascertain.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients with a variety of otolaryngologic conditions, including cancer, may benefit from frank discussion regarding electronic cigarettes. Furthermore, increasing patient inquiries regarding these devices are likely given their increasing popularity.
authors.affiliation: NYU Voice Center, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Hayley
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Born
authors.affiliation: NYU Voice Center, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Persky
authors.affiliation: New York Head and Neck Institute North Shore-LIJ Health System, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Dennis H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Kraus
authors.affiliation: NYU Voice Center, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.affiliation: NYU Voice Center, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Milan R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Amin
authors.affiliation: NYU Voice Center, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA ryan.branski@nyumc.org.
authors.forename: Ryan C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Branski
mesh_terms: D066300:Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000517:prevention & control*
keywords: ecigarettes; ecigs; electronic cigarettes; nicotine; vaping