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

Table 4

Number of self-reported ultrasound examinations performed per ICU month at precourse and 3-month follow-up. Results reported as mean ± SD. “PRE-CCUS” group was surveyed within 1 week before CCUS course and “3MO-CCUS” group was surveyed 3 months after CCUS course. when compared to PRE-CCUS data.

	PRE-CCUS	3MO-CCUS
General bedside ultrasound	24.5 ± 13.2	58.6 ± 32.8
Abdominal ultrasound	2.0 ± 3.9	7.3 ± 6.8
Pulmonary ultrasound	6.8 ± 7.8	37.8 ± 32.4
Lower extremity vascular	0.13 ± 0.35	6.2 ± 7.1
Echocardiography	7.1 ± 4.4	29.8 ± 23.6
Central line placement	63.6 ± 29.1	67.5 ± 30.1
Peripheral line placement	27.5 ± 45.0	27 ± 40.7
Thoracentesis	6.6 ± 5.3	10.5 ± 7.6