Browsing by Author "Rojas, Juan"

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    Cesarean rates in a Chilean public hospital and the use of a new prioritization criteria: The relevance index
    (2019) Yamamoto, Masami; Latorre, Rodrigo; Rojas, Juan; Walker, Bernardita; Jordán, Felipe; Carrillo, Jorge; Paiva, Enrique; Insunza, Alvaro
    Aim:Cesarean section rates are increasing worldwide and Robson’s classification system allows a practicalapproach to study this phenomenon. C-section in Chile has been indicated as unexpectedly high, withimportant variability within the country and payment systems. The aim was to report our data using Rob-son’s system and the evolution of local C-section rate in a public hospital during a 9-year period.Methods:Retrospective analysis (2005–April 2014), in a metropolitan hospital in Santiago. All deliverieswere classified into Robson groups. Time changes were analyzed with Pearson’s correlation.Pvalue <0.05was considered significant. A‘relevance index’(RI) for each group was calculated as 100×C-S rate×rela-tive contribution.Results:The overall C-section rate increased from 24 to 27% (P< 0.05) in 53 571 deliveries, with a greaterincrease in groups 1 (nulliparous, single, term cephalic, spontaneous labor), 3 (multiparous, single, no previ-ous C-S, term cephalic, spontaneous labor) and 4 (multiparous, single, no previous C-S, term cephalic,induced or no labor). Despite no increase in Group 5 (women with one or more previous C-S) this grouphad the highest RI (20.3), which defined priority for intervention over others.Conclusion:C-S rate was lower than that reported in other centers from Chile and Latin America. Robson’sclassification and the RI allowed prioritization. Although increase in groups 1, 3 and 4, group 5 needs atten-tion because of stronger impact on overall C-S rate. This analysis allowed to define how to lower C-S rate inour institution
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    Comparison of Muscular Power Between Dominant and Nondominant Legs in Healthy Young Adults Associated With Single-Leg-Dominant Sports
    (2017) Vaisman, Alex; Guiloff, Rodrigo; Rojas, Juan; Delgado, Iris; Figueroa, David; Calvo, Rafael
    Background: Achieving a symmetrical power performance (difference <15%) between lower limbs is generally recommended during sports rehabilitation. However, athletes in single-leg-dominant sports, such as professional soccer players, could develop significant asymmetry between their dominant and nondominant legs, such that symmetry does not act as a viable comparison. Purpose: To (1) compare maximal muscular power between the dominant and nondominant legs in healthy young adults, (2) evaluate the effect of a single-leg-dominant sport activity performed at the professional level, and (3) propose a parameter of normality for maximal power difference in the lower limbs of this young adult population. Study Design: Controlled laboratory study. Methods: A total of 78 healthy, male, young adults were divided into 2 groups according to sport activity level. Group 1 consisted of 51 nonathletes (mean ± SD age, 20.8 ± 1.5 ears; weight, 71.9 ± 10.5 kg) who participated in less than 8 hours a week of recreational physical activity with nonspecific training; group 2 consisted of 27 single-leg-dominant professional soccer players (age, 18.4 ± 0.6 years; weight, 70.1 ± 7.5 kg) who specifically trained and competed at their particular activity 8 hours or more a week. For assessment of maximal leg power, both groups completed the single-leg squat jump test. Dominance was determined when participants completed 2 of 3 specific tests with the same extremity. Statistical analysis included the Student t test. Results: No statistical difference was found for maximal power between dominant and nondominant legs for nonathletes (t ¼ –1.01, P ¼ .316) or single-leg-dominant professional soccer players (t ¼ –1.10, P ¼ .281). A majority (95%) of participants studied showed a power difference of less than 15% between their lower extremities. Conclusion: Among young healthy adults, symmetrical power performance is expected between lower extremities independent of the existence of dominance and difference in sport activity level. A less than 15% difference in power seems to be a proper parameter to define symmetrical power performance assessed by vertical single-leg jump tests.

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