Georgios Sideridis, Mohammed H Alghamdi
Profiling Experiences of Bullying in the Elementary School: The Role of Gender
Children (Basel, Switzerland)
pointofcare ultrasound pocus commonly used emergency department ed rapid diagnostic tool emergency medicine em early adopter pocus indications expanding last 10 years literature describes widespread use among academic sites little data clinical pocus utilization nonacademic eds sought describe community emergency physician ep use pocus quantifying number type studies performed characteristics performing physician quality metrics prior study period eps underwent standardized training credentialing program retrospective review pocus studies across 11 nonacademic eds october 1 2018september 30 2020 performed fellowshiptrained physicians identified physician exam type residency graduation year studies crossreferenced quality review reports assessed image acquisition image interpretation image labeling performed descriptive statistics study period 5099 pocus studies performed 170 eps exams frequently performed cardiac 24 focused assessment sonography trauma 217 pregnancy 162 recent em residency graduates 10 years higher utilizers pocus group mean 13 exams per 100 patients studies done 86 quality issues community pocus demonstrates heavy focus core exams performed recent em residency graduates minimal quality issues standardized training program study first quantify actual community pocus use multiple eds may impact credentialing skills maintenance requirements