Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is being increasingly used to rapidly diagnose and
manage acute illnesses in different healthcare settings [
[1]
]. POCUS use has been considered a core emergency medicine (EM) application since
2001 [
[1]
,
[2]
]. Given the variability of ED staffing and individual provider skills, current POCUS
usage and training needs among physicians working in EDs is largely unknown. Though
a few studies have reported POCUS usage patterns, [
[3]
,
[4]
] a national survey of multiple hospital EDs has not been conducted.Abbreviations:
ACEP (American College of Emergency Physicians), COS (Chiefs of Staff), EDs (Emergency Departments), EM (Emergency Medicine), HAIG (Healthcare Analysis and Information Group), POCUS (Point-of-care ultrasound), VA (Veterans Affairs)Keywords
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Article Info
Publication History
Published online: March 01, 2019
Accepted:
February 28,
2019
Received in revised form:
February 25,
2019
Received:
January 7,
2019
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