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Mission POCUS in Haiti.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has enhanced patient care and safety around the world. Clinicians can now use a small diagnostic ultrasound imaging device to answer some binary clinical questions and manage patients more effectively. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a significant adoption of POCUS by clinicians worldwide.

Materials and methods

A basic cardiac POCUS training was conducted in Haiti with focus on physics, instrumentation, and basic echocardiography.

Results

The Mission POCUS team trained 15 Haitian physicians interested in better serving their patients with the implementation of POCUS cardiac in their patient assessment.

Conclusion

POCUS skills will empower clinicians from around the world to make rapid and accurate diagnosis and help save lives by diagnosing life threatening conditions and manage patient appropriately. Our experience in Haiti showed that a short POCUS training course can help improve the knowledge of physicians.

SUBMITTER: Rao VV

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9890376 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Mission POCUS in Haiti.

Rao Victor V VV DellaValle James J Gelin Gedeon G Day James J

Journal of radiology nursing 20230201 1

<h4>Introduction</h4>Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has enhanced patient care and safety around the world. Clinicians can now use a small diagnostic ultrasound imaging device to answer some binary clinical questions and manage patients more effectively. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a significant adoption of POCUS by clinicians worldwide.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>A basic cardiac POCUS training was conducted in Haiti with focus on physics, instrumentation, and basic echocardio ...[more]

PMID: 36742420

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Mission POCUS in Haiti.

Introduction

Materials and methods

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Conclusion

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Mission POCUS in Haiti.

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