Global survey on point-of-care ultrasound (pocus) use in child surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To undertake a global assessment of existing ultrasound practices, barriers to access, point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) training pathways, and the perceived clinical utility of POCUS in Child Surgery.

Methods

An electronic survey was disseminated via the GICS (Global Initiative of Children's Surgery) network. 247 anonymized responses from 48 countries were collated. 71.3% (176/247) worked in child surgery.

Results

Ultrasound was critical to practice with 84% (147/176) of requesting one daily or multiple times per week. Only 10% (17/176) could access emergency ultrasound < 1 h from request. The main barrier was a lack of trained personnel. HIC surgeons were more likely to have ultrasound training (24/29; 82.8%) compared with LMICs (74/147; 50.3%) (p = .001319;

SUBMITTER: Naidoo G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11377359 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature