Clinical Integration of Point-of-care Ultrasound by Emergency Medicine Residents: A Single-center Mixed-methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) competence consists of image acquisition, image interpretation, and clinical integration. Limited data exist on POCUS usage patterns and clinical integration by emergency medicine (EM) residents. We sought to determine actual POCUS usage and clinical integration patterns by EM residents and to explore residents' perspectives on POCUS clinical integration.

Methods

We conducted an explanatory sequential mixed-methods study at a 4-year EM residency program. In phase 1, EM ultrasound (US) attendings observed PGY-4 EM residents' clinical integration of POCUS in real time while on shift in the emergency department (ED). EM US attendings evaluated residents on their intent to perform POCUS, actual POCUS usage, and competence per patient e

SUBMITTER: Haney RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7369500 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature