International Scope of Emergency Ultrasound: Barriers in Applying Ultrasound to Guide Central Line Placement by Providers in Nairobi, Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While ultrasound (US) use for internal jugular central venous catheter (CVC) placement is standard of care in North America, most developing countries have not adopted this practice. Previous surveys of North American physicians have identified lack of training and equipment availability as the most important barriers to the use of US.

Objective

We sought to identify perceived barriers to the use of US to guide CVC insertion in a resource-constrained environment.

Methods

Prior to an US-guided CVC placement training course conducted at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, physicians were asked to complete a survey to determine previous experience and perceived barriers. Survey responses were analyzed using summary statistics and the Rank-Sum t

SUBMITTER: Zaver F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5964574 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature