Association Between Cannabis Use and Healthcare Utilization in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Retrospective Cohort Study
| Autor: | Parth Desai, Bashar M. Attar, Isaac Paintsil, Tejinder Randhawa, Miguel Salazar, Madhu Mathew, Yuchen Wang, Ishaan Vohra, Chimezie Mbachi, Zohaib Haque |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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cannabis
medicine.medical_specialty Abdominal pain 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine health care utilization Internal medicine Internal Medicine medicine Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Irritable bowel syndrome irritable bowel syndrome biology business.industry Gastroenterology General Engineering Retrospective cohort study Odds ratio Cannabis use biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Healthcare utilization functional bowel disease Cannabis medicine.symptom business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.8008 |
| Popis: | Introduction Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a frequent cause of abdominal pain and altered bowel habits, which is associated with significant healthcare utilization. The effects of the active compound of cannabis, Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), on gut motility and tone have been studied in several experimental models. It is unknown whether these effects correlate with improved healthcare utilization among cannabis users. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of cannabis use on inpatient length of stay and resource utilization for patients with a primary discharge diagnosis of IBS. Methods Data were extracted from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample database from 2010 to 2014 for all patients with a primary discharge diagnosis of IBS. Cannabis users (n=246) and non-users (n=9147) were directly compared for various clinical outcomes. Results Cannabis users were less likely to have the following: upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (17.9% vs. 26.1%; adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 0.51 [0.36 to 0.73]; p |
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