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. 2022 Jul 23;14(7):e27173. doi: 10.7759/cureus.27173

Table 3. Comparison of pre- and post-curriculum self-reported resident comfort level with POCUS based on the indication.

POCUS: point-of-care-ultrasound.

    Very Somewhat Neutral Somewhat not Not at all p-value
Undifferentiated hypotension Pre   8 (33.3%) 1 (4.2%) 9 (37.5%) 6 (25%) <0.001>
  Post 3 (15.8%) 13 (68.4%) 3 (15.8%)      
Cardiac arrest Pre   7 (29.2%) 1 (4.2%) 6 (25%) 10 (41.7%) <0.001>
  Post 5 (26.3%) 10 (52.6%) 3 (15.8%) 1 (5.3%)    
Heart failure diagnosis and management Pre   8 (33.3%) 1 (4.2%) 9 (37.5%) 6 (25%) <0.001>
  Post 7 (36.8%) 8 (42.1%) 4 (21.1%)      
Undifferentiated shortness of breath Pre   2 (8.3%) 4 (16.7%) 10 (41.7%) 8 (33.3%) <0.001>
  Post 7 (36.8%) 7 (36.8%) 5 (26.3%)      
Soft tissue abscess detection Pre 2 (8.3%) 5 (20.8%) 3 (12.5%) 6 (25%) 8 (33.3%) 0.005*
  Post 9 (47.4%) 4 (21.1%) 2 (10.5%) 1 (5.3%) 3 (15.8%)  
Wilcoxon signed ranked sum test was used for comparison. *Indicates statistically significant results. Pre n = 24, post n = 19.