Identifying enablers and barriers to teleultrasound use for remote settings: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction/purpose

Teleultrasound connects expert point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) users with remote community and rural sites. Evolving technologies including handheld devices, upgraded image quality, and the ability to transmit over low bandwidth connections increase POCUS education, accessibility, and clinical integration. Potential teleultrasound venues include low-resource settings, prehospital care, and austere environments (high altitudes, microgravity, conflict zones, etc.). This scoping review assesses current teleultrasound uses and identifies implementation enablers and barriers.

Methods

Using the PRISMA-ScR checklist, PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane were searched on 16 August 2024 for teleultrasound studies. Two reviewers independently screened results and abstrac

SUBMITTER: Anderson A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11761447 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature