Successful Multiorgan Donation From a Brain-dead Donor Following Liquid Nicotine Voluntary Intoxication: A Case Report

摘要

The electronic cigarette was invented in 2003 by Hon Lik, a Chinese pharmacist, as an alternative source of nicotine to traditional tobacco products and coincided with the development of some nicotine replacement therapies. From the beginning of 2004, it spread widely on Western European and American markets and subsequently worldwide. Instead of burning tobacco leaves, electronic cigarettes are battery-powered devices that aerosolize liquid nicotine by heating a solution that contains different proportions of nicotine, glycerol, propylene glycol, and flavoring agents.1