Alex Gorelik

Patterns of care for people presenting to Australian general practice with musculoskeletal complaints based on routinely collected data: protocol for an observational cohort study using the Population Level Analysis and Reporting (POLAR) database

Romi Haas, Ljoudmila Busija, Alexandra Gorelik, Denise A O'Connor, Christopher Pearce, Danielle Mazza, Rachelle Buchbinder

Journal article  |  2021  |  BMJ OPEN

INTRODUCTION: General practice is integral to the Australian healthcare system. Outcome Health's POpulation Level Analysis and Rep..

Endoscopic Prediction of Crohn's Disease Postoperative Recurrence.

Peter De Cruz, Amy L Hamilton, Kathryn J Burrell, Alexandra Gorelik, Danny Liew, Michael A Kamm

Journal article  |  2021  |  Inflamm Bowel Dis

BACKGROUND: The presence and severity of endoscopic recurrence after Crohn's disease intestinal resection predicts subsequent dise..

The storm that was delayed: The deterioration of an in-hospital diabetes process-of-care metric during the COVID-19 pandemic

RD Barmanray, J Tsan, M Kyi, A Gorelik, S Fourlanos

Journal article  |  2021  |  British Journal of Health Care Management

Background/Aims Networked glucose blood monitoring has been demonstrated as a useful process of care for improving glycaemia and c..

Relationship between procedural volume and complication rates for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ivaylo R Tonchev, Michael Chi Yuan Nam, Alexandra Gorelik, Saurabh Kumar, Haris Haqqani, Prashanthan Sanders, Peter M Kistler, Jonathan M Kalman

Journal article  |  2021  |  EUROPACE

AIMS: There are conflicting data as to the impact of procedural volume on outcomes with specific reference to the incidence of maj..

Management of patients presenting with low back pain to a private hospital emergency department in Melbourne, Australia

Rachelle Buchbinder, Allison Bourne, Margaret Staples, Chris Lui, Katie Walker, Michael Ben-Meir, Alexandra Gorelik, Gabriel Blecher

Journal article  |  2021  |  EMERGENCY MEDICINE AUSTRALASIA

OBJECTIVE: Recent studies suggest many patients with non-specific low back pain presenting to public hospital EDs receive low-valu..

Strategies for the Management of Solitary Pulmonary Nodules. A Survey of Patient Preferences.

Zachary Smith, Stephen A Barnett, Alexandra Gorelik, Diane M Pascoe, Renee L Manser

Journal article  |  2021  |  Ann Thorac Surg

BACKGROUND: Guideline-based strategies for evaluation of solitary pulmonary nodules are tailored to the likelihood of malignancy. ..

Evolution of surgical management for phaeochromocytoma over a 17-year period: an Australian perspective

Tiffany J Cherry, Alexandra Gorelik, Julie A Miller

Journal article  |  2021  |  ANZ JOURNAL OF SURGERY

BACKGROUND: Minimally invasive adrenalectomy and advances in anaesthetic techniques have transformed surgery for phaeochromocytoma..

Risk of Fractures and Other Injuries in Children Treated with Antiseizure Medications for Epilepsy

Sunita M Kumar, Peter J Simm, Manikkuwadura L De Silva, Alexandra Gorelik, Jeremy L Freeman, Mark T Mackay, Baemisla Shiek Ahmad, Sandra J Petty, John D Wark

Journal article  |  2021  |  CALCIFIED TISSUE INTERNATIONAL

This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of fractures and non-fracture injuries, including associated risk factors, in child..

Clinical Prediction Tool To Identify Adults With Type 2 Diabetes at Risk for Persistent Adverse Glycemia in Hospital

Mervyn Kyi, Alexandra Gorelik, Jane Reid, Lois M Rowan, Paul R Wraight, Peter G Colman, Spiros Fourlanos

Journal article  |  2021  |  CANADIAN JOURNAL OF DIABETES

OBJECTIVES: Given the high incidence of hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia in hospital and the lack of prediction tools for this probl..

Mainstreaming genomics: training experience of hospital medical officers at the Royal Melbourne Hospital

Aamira J Huq, Lachlan Healy, Alexandra Gorelik, Laura E Forrest, Ingrid M Winship

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL

The rapid evolution and wide applicability of genomic testing means that medical practitioners outside the field are not appropria..