Table 3.

Ultrasound access and use in low- and middle-income countries.

	N (%)
Ultrasound access and use in current setting (N = 184)
Access	161 (87.5)
No access	23 (12.5)

Number of ultrasound machines (N = 154)
Mean (standard deviation), minimum, median, maximum	2.9 (4.6), 1, 2, 50

	N (%)
Type(s) of ultrasound machine(s) (N = 160)
Portable	82 (51.3)
Not portable	25 (15.6)
Both portable and not portable	53 (33.1)
Handheld portable ultrasound machine (N = 134)
Yes	68 (50.8)
No	66 (49.3)
Type(s) of ultrasound probe(s)* (N = 157)
Linear	129 (82.2)
Curved	119 (75.8)
Phased array	70 (44.6)
Multi-use probe	33 (21.0)
Endocavitary	25 (15.9)
Other type of probe	6 (3.8)
Ultrasound use frequency (N = 183)
Daily	84 (45.9)
Weekly	47 (25.7)
Monthly	11 (6.0)
Every few months	10 (5.5)
Rarely	14 (7.7)
Never	17 (9.3)
Ultrasound use indication(s)* (N = 177)
IV insertion	109 (61.6)
Lung	103 (58.2)
Cardiac/echocardiography	98 (55.4)
Trauma/focused assessment for trauma (FAST)	76 (42.9)
Thoracentesis	70 (39.6)
Paracentesis	58 (32.8)
Kidney and/or bladder	52 (29.4)
Skin and soft tissue	47 (26.6)
Gallbladder	46 (26.0)
Pericardiocentesis	42 (23.7)
Obstetrics and/or gynecology	40 (22.6)
Nerve block	39 (22.0)
Musculoskeletal	32 (18.1)
Abdominal aortic aneurysm	24 (13.6)
Other indication	31 (17.5)
Workplace policies/guidelines (N = 157)
Yes	53 (33.8)
No	104 (66.2)

*Total percentage for individual question may be over 100% due to “Check all that apply” option for that question on the survey. The value for N provided for “Check all that apply” questions represents the number of respondents.