Table 5.

POCUS Applications With No Consensus to Include or Exclude by Delphi Technique

	Percentage of Experts Who Ranked “Extremely/Very Important” (%)
Identify hydronephrosis	78
Assess IVC for volume status	76
Evaluate optic nerve for papilledema	76
Nerve blocks	76
Identify joint effusions	73
Identify adenitis	70
Identify appendicitis	62
Identify bone fractures	62
Identify skull fracture	62
Identify cholelithiasis	59
Arthrocentesis	57
Endotracheal tube position confirmation	57
Identify cholecystitis	57
Suprapubic bladder aspiration	54
Identify pyloric stenosis	51
Lumbar puncture	51
Identify testicular torsion	49
Pleurocentesis	49
Determine viability of intrauterine pregnancy	46
Fracture reduction	43
Assess IVC to aorta ratio	41
Identify retinal detachment	41
IO needle confirmation	40
Arterial lines	35
Identify deep vein thrombosis	32
Identify peritonsillar abscess	32
Identify necrotizing fasciitis	30
Paracentesis	30
Identify adnexal abscess	27
Assess for ovarian cyst/mass	22
Identify lens dislocation	22
Peritonsillar abscess drainage	21

IO = intraosseous; IVC = inferior vena cava; POCUS = point‐of‐care ultrasound.