TABLE 2.
Medical practitioners’ ability to perform point-of-care ultrasound independently.
| POCUS element | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| eFAST | ||
| No | 38 | 84.4 |
| Yes | 7 | 15.6 |
| DVT | ||
| No | 41 | 91.1 |
| Yes | 4 | 8.9 |
| FEER | ||
| No | 41 | 91.1 |
| Yes | 4 | 8.9 |
| Central vascular access | ||
| No | 36 | 80.0 |
| Yes | 9 | 20.0 |
| AAA | ||
| No | 39 | 86.7 |
| Yes | 6 | 13.3 |
| FASH | ||
| No | 43 | 95.6 |
| Yes | 2 | 4.4 |
| First-trimester pregnancy | ||
| No | 11 | 24.4 |
| Yes | 34 | 75.6 |
POCUS, point-of-care ultrasound; DVT, deep vein thrombosis; eFAST, extended focused assessment with sonography in trauma; FEER, focused emergency echocardiography in resuscitation; AAA, abdominal aorta aneurysm; FASH, focused assessment with sonography for HIV/TB.