Consensus on relevant point-of-care ultrasound skills in General Practice: a two-round French Delphi study.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) has become an important tool in the clinical practice of many specialties, but its use and impact in General Practice in France remains to be explored.

Objective

The objective of this study is to obtain a consensus among experienced French general practitioners on a list of relevant POCUS skills in General Practice in 4 anatomical regions.

Method

We used a two-round Delphi method to obtain a consensus. An initial list of skills was drawn by conducting a literature review. To rate each skill, we used a nine-point Likert scale. An interactive meeting between experts took place between Delphi rounds. POCUS experts in General Practice were defined as general practitioners with theoretical training in ultrasound who regularly perfor

SUBMITTER: Camard L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10967120 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature