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Edgar B. Rodas

Researcher at Virginia Commonwealth University

Publications -  38
Citations -  3078

Edgar B. Rodas is an academic researcher from Virginia Commonwealth University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Telemedicine & Global health. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 34 publications receiving 2161 citations.

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Global Surgery 2030: evidence and solutions for achieving health, welfare, and economic development

TL;DR: The need for surgical services in low- and middleincome countries will continue to rise substantially from now until 2030, with a large projected increase in the incidence of cancer, road traffic injuries, and cardiovascular and metabolic diseases in LMICs.
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Global Surgery 2030: evidence and solutions for achieving health, welfare, and economic development.

TL;DR: The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery has five key messages, a set of indicators and recommendations to improve access to safe, affordable surgical and anaesthesia care in LMICs, and a template for a national surgical plan.
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Global Surgery 2030: Evidence and solutions for achieving health, welfare, and economic development.

TL;DR: John G Meara*, Andrew J M Leather*, Lars Hagander*, Blake C Alkire, Nivaldo Alonso, Emmanuel A Ameh, Stephen W Bickler, Lesong Conteh, Anna J Dare, Justine Davies, Eunice Dérivois Mérisier, Shenaaz El-Halabi, Paul E Farmer, Atul Gawande, Rowan Gillies, Sarah L M Greenberg, Caris E Grimes, Russell L Gruen,
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Use of mobile low-bandwith telemedical techniques for extreme telemedicine applications.

TL;DR: Mobile, low-bandwidth telemedicine applications used in the proper technical and clinical algorithms can be very effective in supporting remote health care delivery efforts.
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The influence of a statewide "Stay-at-Home" order on trauma volume and patterns at a level 1 trauma center in the united states.

TL;DR: COVID-related restrictions on public life in the commonwealth of virginia resulted in a temporary 43% reduction in trauma volume, and there were no drastic changes in trauma patterns and injury mechanisms in the short term.