Operating bedside cardiac ultrasound program in emergency medicine residency: A retrospective observation study from the perspective of performance improvement.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Point-of-care ultrasound is one of useful diagnostic tools in emergency medicine practice and considerably depends on physician's performance. This study was performed to evaluate performance improvements and favorable attitudes through structured cardiac ultrasound program for emergency medicine residents.

Methods

Retrospective observational study using the point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) database in one tertiary academic-teaching hospital emergency department has been conducted. Cardiac ultrasound education and rotation program has been implemented in emergency medicine residency program. Structured evaluation sheet for cardiac ultrasound and questionnaire toward PoCUS have been developed. An early-phase and a late-phase case were selected randomly for each par

SUBMITTER: Kim KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8018668 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature