Publications by authors named "Laura Nemer"
Background: We evaluated the impact of recreational cannabis legalization on use and inpatient outcomes of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Methods: Hospitalized adult patients in Colorado and Washington before (2011) and after (2015) recreational cannabis legalization were compared by chi-square tests for categorical variables and -tests for continuous variables. Multivariable regression models adjusting for demographic data were fit to assess the association of cannabis use with hospital outcomes.
Article Synopsis
- The study examines the relationship between cannabis legalization and the incidence of acute pancreatitis (AP) and severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) by comparing data from Colorado and Washington (legalized states) with Arizona and Florida (non-legalized states).
- It found that while the incidence of AP and SAP increased in all states after cannabis legalization, the difference between legalized and non-legalized states was not significant.
- Legalized states had lower costs and shorter hospital stays for AP and SAP cases, suggesting that the increase in pancreatitis cases was not directly linked to cannabis use.
Article Synopsis
- Chronic cannabis use is linked to a condition called hyperemesis, leading researchers to explore if legalizing cannabis has increased hospitalizations for this issue.
- A study compared cannabis use and hyperemesis admissions in states with legalized cannabis to those without, noting significant increases in cannabis use in both types of states.
- While cannabis use rose notably after legalization, the increase in hyperemesis hospitalizations doesn't appear to be directly caused by legalization itself.
Objectives: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is often accompanied by weight loss. We sought to characterize factors associated with weight loss and observed nutritional interventions, as well as define the effect of weight loss on survival.
Methods: Consecutive subjects diagnosed with PDAC (N = 123) were retrospectively evaluated.