Determining a BMI threshold for ventral hernia recurrence among a predominantly underrepresented minority population.

Purpose: Identify the body mass index (BMI) threshold at which the risk of recurrence increases after hernia repair.

Methods: In this retrospective observational study, clinical data were collected from patients who underwent ventral hernia repair within a county-wide health system from to 2014-2020. Classification and Regression Tree (CART) analysis was used to determine the BMI threshold at which recurrence rate significantly increased.

Attendance patterns in well-child visits across diverse pediatric populations, Midwestern United States.

Objective: Routine well-child visits (WCVs) are essential for monitoring child health; however, substantial differences exist in attendance, particularly among non-Hispanic Black families. We quantified these disparities within a single healthcare system, comparing two distinct pediatric practice groups: one serving primarily non-Hispanic Black and one serving primarily non-Hispanic white children.

Method: This retrospective analysis included patients born in 2022 with at least one WCV in their first 15 months of life using electronic medical records from a healthcare system in the Chicago area.

Determining safe teaching board heights through electromyographic analysis of the shoulder muscles.

Background: Adjustable teaching boards have been recommended as an ergonomic practice geared at reducing the incidences of teaching-related shoulder musculoskeletal disorders among teachers. However, there are no standards guiding choice of appropriate teaching board heights. This study was aimed at evaluating shoulder muscle activities in response to five teaching board heights.

Evaluation of selected cardiopulmonary and perceived exertion responses to four infant carrying methods utilised by African Mothers.

Various infant carrying methods (ICMs) are utilised for childcare. Effects of these ICMs on the cardiopulmonary system are not known. This study evaluated cardiopulmonary and perceptual responses to four ICMs (back, front, side and in-arms) among 30 young females (18-35 years) while walking with a 6 kg simulated infant.