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. 2024 Aug 6;24:843. doi: 10.1186/s12909-024-05797-1

Table 3.

Participants attitudes towards POCUS use for a given clinical scenario. Median scores reported (min–max)

Likelihood of Use Comfort Using
Pre Post p-value Pre Post p-value
Undifferentiated Hypotension 3.0 (1.0–5.0) 4.0 (1.0–5.0) 0.6417 2.0 (1.0–5.0) 3.0 (1.0–5.0) 0.0328
Cardiac Arrest 3.0 (1.0–5.0) 3.5 (1.0–5.0) 0.9317 1.0 (1.0–5.0) 3.0 (1.0–5.0) 0.0741
Acute Heart Failure 4.0 (1.0–5.0) 4.0 (1.0–5.0) 0.9253 2.0 (1.0–5.0) 3.0 (1.0–5.0) 0.0022
Undifferentiated Shortness of Breath 3.0 (1.0–5.0) 3.0 (1.0–5.0) 0.1528 2.0 (1.0–5.0) 3.0 (2.0–5.0) 0.0039
Abdominal Pain 4.0 (1.0–5.0) 4.0 (1.0–5.0) 0.4022 2.0 (1.0–5.0) 3.0 (2.0–5.0) 0.0051
Procedural Guidance 5.0 (3.0–5.0) 5.0 (3.0–5.0) 0.8952 2.0 (1.0–5.0) 3.0 (2.0–5.0) 0.0004
Deep Vein Thrombosis 4.0 (1.0–5.0) 3.0 (1.0–5.0) 0.0002 2.0 (1.0–5.0) 3.0 (1.0–5.0) 0.0027
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening 4.0 (1.0–5.0) 3.0 (1.0–5.0) 0.0265 2.0 (1.0–5.0) 3.0 (1.0–5.0) 0.0012
Soft Tissue Skin Infection 4.0 (1.0–5.0) 4.0 (1.0–5.0) 0.6117 2.0 (1.0–5.0) 3.0 (1.0–5.0) 0.0074
Early Pregnancy 4.0 (1.0–5.0) 4.0 (1.0–5.0) 0.3424 2.0 (1.0–5.0) 2.5 (1.0–5.0) 0.1937
Flank Pain 3.0 (1.0–5.0) 3.0 (1.0–5.0) 0.1356 2.0 (1.0–5.0) 3.0 (1.0–5.0) 0.0039