Table 3.
POCUS Applications to Include by Delphi Technique
| Application | No. of Experts Who Ranked “Extremely/Very Important” (%) |
|---|---|
| Round 1 | |
| Identify free peritoneal fluid in trauma | 100 |
| Identify nontraumatic pericardial effusion | 100 |
| Identify pericardial effusion in trauma | 100 |
| Identify hemothorax | 98 |
| Identify pleural fluid/effusion | 98 |
| Identify pneumothorax | 98 |
| Identify cardiac standstill | 96 |
| Abscess incision and drainage | 94 |
| Identify abscess | 94 |
| Central line placement | 91 |
| Evaluate cardiac function | 88 |
| Identify cellulitis | 88 |
| Identify intussusception | 87 |
| Identify intrauterine pregnancy | 85 |
| Identify soft tissue foreign body | 85 |
| Assess bladder volume | 83 |
| Identify lung consolidation | 83 |
| Peripheral IV access | 81 |
| Round 2 | |
| Foreign body localizations and removal | 89 |
| Identify pulmonary edema | 84 |
| Pericardiocentesis | 84 |
POCUS = point‐of‐care ultrasound.