Emergency Department Patients Presenting after Oral versus Inhaled Cannabinoid use: A Retrospective Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Cannabinoid-related emergency department (ED) visits are increasing, yet little has been published about how the route of cannabinoid use (inhaled versus oral) affects ED presentations. We sought to compare ED visits from inhaled versus oral cannabinoid use.

Methods

We performed a retrospective cohort study using ED patients with a cannabinoid related diagnosis from January 1, 2020 and May 31, 2023 from a single hospital system in Florida. We performed manual chart review to categorize visits into "unlikely", "possibly", or "highly likely" to be due to acute cannabinoid use. For our primary analysis, we used the "highly likely" group to compare the presentations and outcomes of patients who had used oral cannabinoids versus inhaled. Our primary outcome was hospi

SUBMITTER: Zitek T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11707219 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature