Impact of a 2-Day Critical Care Ultrasound Course during Fellowship Training: A Pilot Study

Table 3

Comfort level of performing specific ultrasound applications using 5-point Likert scale (1  =  strongly disagree, 2  =  disagree, 3  =  neither disagree nor agree, 4  =  agree, and 5  =  strongly agree). Results reported as median (25th to 75th percentiles). “PRE-CCUS” group was tested within 1 week before CCUS course, “POST-CCUS” group was tested within 1 week after CCUS course, and “3MO-CCUS” group was tested 3 months after CCUS course. when compared to PRE-CCUS data.

Median (25%–75%)	PRE-CCUS	POST-CCUS	3MO-CCUS
General bedside ultrasound	2 (1-2)	4 (3-4)	3 (3-4)
Abdominal ultrasound	1 (1-2)	3.5 (3-4)	2.5 (2–3.5)
Pulmonary ultrasound	2 (2–2.5)	4 (4-5)	4 (3.5–4.5)
Lower extremity vascular	1 (1-2)	4 (4-4)	3 (2.5–4)
Echocardiography	2 (2-2)	4 (3-4)	3.5 (3-4)
Central line placement	4 (4-5)	5 (5-5)	5 (5-5)
Peripheral line placement	3.5 (2–4.5)	4.5 (4-5)	4 (3.5–5)
Thoracentesis	4 (1.5–4)	4.5 (3.5–5)	4.5 (3.5–5)