Table 3 Medical trainment in POCUS
From: Point-of-care ultrasonography in Brazilian intensive care units: a national survey
Characteristic | n (322) |
|---|---|
Trainment status | |
Yes—ECOTIN | 60 (18.7) |
Yes—ECOTIN and other courses | 111 (34.6) |
Yes—only other courses | 87 (27.1) |
None | 63 (19.6) |
Trainment modality | |
1–2 days courses | 163 (65.2) |
2 days–1 week | 46 (18.4) |
1 week–1 month | 8 (3.2) |
> 1 month | 33 (13.2) |
Proportion of medical staff trained in POCUS | |
< 10% | 125 (50) |
11–25% | 68 (27.2) |
26–50% | 38 (15.2) |
51–75% | 11 (4.4) |
> 76% | 8 (3.2) |
Medical residents | |
Yes—Critical care medicine | 138 (44.1) |
Yes—Other specialties | 76 (24.3) |
None | 99 (31.6) |
Medical residents POCUS training modality | |
Practice-based only | 118 (54.1) |
Lecture-based trainment available | 44 (20.2) |
Simulation-based | 26 (11.9) |
No trainment | 30 (13.8) |