Is 1 Day of Focused Training in Echocardiographic Assessment Using Subxiphoid-Only (EASy) Examination Enough? A Tertiary Hospital Response to the COVID-19 Crisis and the Use of the EASy Examination to Support Unit-Wide Image Acquisition.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We assessed the efficacy of 1-day training in echocardiography assessment using subxiphoid-only (EASy) followed by supervised image interpretation and decision-making during patient rounds as a novel approach to scaling up the use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in critically ill patients.

Design

Retrospective analysis of medical records and EASy examination images.

Setting

Tertiary care academic hospital.

Patients

A total of 14 adults (> 18 yr old) with COVID-19-associated respiratory failure under the care of Albany Medical Center's surge response team from April 6-17, 2020 who received at least one EASy examination.

Interventions

Residents (previously novice sonographers) were trained in EASy examination using 1 day of didactic and hand

SUBMITTER: Bughrara NF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10898658 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature