Table 1.

Ultrasound infrastructure and access at the respondent’s institution

	Total (n = 176)	HIC (n = 29)	LMIC (n = 147)
Available Investigations
Blood tests	100% (176)	100% (29)	100% (147)
Radiographs	100% (176)	100% (29)	100% (147)
Ultrasound device/s	100% (176)	100% (29)	100% (147)
Cross-sectional imaging	71% (125)	100% (29)	65% (96)
Who normally performs ultrasound?
Radiologist/sonographer only	64% (112)	48% (14)	67% (98)
Non-radiologist (doctor or clinical officer) only	24% (43)	7% (2)	12% (18)
Mix of both	11% (20)	45% (13)	20% (30)
No ultrasound users available	< 1% (1)	0% (0)	< 1% (1)
How often do you request an ultrasound?
Almost daily	52% (91)	55% (16)	51% (75)
Multiple times per week	32% (56)	24% (7)	33% (49)
Multiple times per month	9% (15)	3% (1)	10% (14)
Rarely/never	7% (12)	7% (2)	4% (6)
N/A	< 1% (1)	7% (2)	1% (2)
No response	< 1% (1)	3% (1)	0% (0)
Time to ultrasound from request? *(Radiology Department)
< 1 h	10% (17)	10% (3)	10% (14)
1–6 h	52% (92)	59% (17)	51% (75)
6–12 h	13% (23)	10% (3)	14% (20)
12–24 h	9% (16)	10% (3)	9% (13)
> 24 h	10% (17)	0% (0)	12% (17)
No guarantee it will be done	5% (8)	3% (1)	5% (7)
No radiology department	< 1% (1)	0% (0)	< 1% (1)
No response	1% (2)	7% (2)	0% (0)