Cannabis use disorders and outcome of admission to intensive care: A retrospective multi-centre cohort study.

Purpose: To identify factors associated with cannabinoid use among patients admitted to ICU and its impact on survival.

Methods: A cohort of adult patients admitted to four public Australian ICUs was assembled. Individuals with mental and behavioural disorders related to cannabinoids were identified using ICD10-AM codes.

Cannabis use in the intensive care setting: A scoping review.

Purpose: Cannabis is the most used recreational drug worldwide, and is increasingly used for medicinal purposes, however little is known about its impact on patients in intensive care units (ICU). Our objective was to identify key themes in the literature surrounding cannabis in the ICU and identify future research priorities.

Methods: Four databases were systematically searched for literature investigating the impact of cannabis, and evidence for its therapeutic use, in adult ICU patients.

Malignant otitis externa in Australian Aboriginal patients: A 9-year retrospective analysis from the Northern Territory.

Objective: In the Australian Aboriginal population, type 2 diabetes occurs at a much higher prevalence, with a much younger age of onset of the disease and its complications. Despite the clear association with malignant otitis externa, no previous studies have examined malignant otitis externa in this population. This study explores the pattern of malignant otitis externa amongst Australian Aboriginal patients in the Northern Territory.