Publications by authors named "Andrew Glick"
We present two cases of Babesia-induced splenic injury at a single institution. In the late summer, two patients presented with left-sided abdominal pain radiating to the shoulder. They were both found to have hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute splenic infarction on imaging.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPerformance of solar PV diminishes with the increase in temperature of the solar modules. Therefore, to further facilitate the reduction in cost of photovoltaic energy, new approaches to limit module temperature increase in natural ambient conditions should be explored. Thus far only approaches based at the individual panel level have been investigated, while the more complex, systems approach remains unexplored.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: True allergy to penicillin is rare, despite the high frequency with which it is reported. While most patients reporting penicillin allergy are not prone to anaphylaxis, it is not currently known what percentage of these patients will tolerate dose challenges of penicillin-based antibiotics. This review aims to determine the rate of tolerance in patients reporting penicillin allergy when challenged with penicillin-based antibiotics.
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- The Affordable Care Act has incentivized Medicare ACOs to enhance preventive care for patients, but there is limited understanding of how these organizations actually implement such services.
- A mixed-methods study involving surveys of 283 ACO executives and interviews with 39 leaders in high-performing ACOs explored their approaches to delivering preventive care, focusing on care management and quality improvement practices.
- Findings showed that ACOs effectively engaged in planning for preventive care (like sending reminders) often had more patients, yet they did not necessarily achieve better financial outcomes or quality scores; key strategies included annual wellness visits and systematic approaches to address preventive care gaps.
Purpose: Favorable dosimetric results have been reported using intraoperative inverse optimization (IO) for permanent prostate brachytherapy. The clinical implications of these improvements in dosimetry are unclear. We review toxicity and early biochemical outcomes for patients implanted using IO technique.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Comparison of inverse optimization (IO) to modified peripheral (MP) and geometric optimization (GO) intraoperative computer planning options for permanent seed implantation (PSI) of the prostate.
Methods And Materials: One hundred ten patients underwent PSI with iodine-125. Three computer planning options were compared including MP loading, GO, and IO.