Table 2. Residents’ perception of the applicability of APOCUS and their ability to perform APOCUS. This table presents residents’ perception of the applicability of APOCUS to their clinical practice and their self-reported ability to perform APOCUS. Applicability and proficiency are rated on a 5-point Likert Scale (1, Very Poor; 2, Poor; 3, Fair; 4, Good and 5, Very Good). Data are stratified by postgraduate year of training (PGY) and presented as mean ± standard deviation.
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Grade/Gender |
Application of Abdominal Point of Care Ultrasound (Mean ± SD) |
Ability (Mean ± SD) |
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Hydronephrosis |
Hepatomegaly |
Splenomegaly |
Ascites |
APOCUS |
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PGY 1 |
4.4 ± 1.2 |
4.4 ± 0.9 |
4.5 ± 0.9 |
4.6 ± 0.8 |
1.8 ± 1.2 |
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PGY 2 |
4.2 ± 1.2 |
4.2 ± 0.9 |
4.3 ± 0.9 |
4.6 ± 0.6 |
1.6 ± 1.1 |
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PGY 3 |
4.5 ± 0.7 |
4.6 ± 0.6 |
4.5 ± 0.7 |
4.6 ± 0.7 |
1.7 ± 1.1 |
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PGY 4 |
4.4 ± 0.9 |
4.5 ± 0.8 |
4.5 ± 0.8 |
4.6 ± 0.6 |
1.6 ± 0.9 |
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Overall |
4.3 ± 1.0 |
4.4 ± 0.8 |
4.4 ± 0.8 |
4.6 ± 0.7 |
1.7 ± 1.1 |