Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Utilization and Barriers by Senior Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Residents at Two Teaching Referral Hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Table 2
Current level of knowledge or skills related to POCUS of senior emergency medicine and critical care residents in SPHMMC and AAU/TASH, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 1–August 30, 2022 (N = 76).
How would you rate your current level of knowledge or skills in the following domains?
Very poor n (%)
Poor n (%)
Fair n (%)
Good n (%)
Very good n (%)
Sterile transducer techniques
5 (6.6)
10 (13.2)
28 (36.8)
27 (35.5)
6 (7.9)
Knobology
4 (5.3)
12 (15.8)
28 (36.8)
21 (27.6)
11 (14.5)
Transducer selection
2 (2.6)
1 (1.3)
24 (34.6)
22 (28.9)
27 (35.5)
B mode imaging
2 (2.6)
6 (7.9)
22 (28.9)
29 (38.2)
17 (22.4)
M mode imaging
4 (5.3)
2 (2.6)
27 (35.5)
22 (28.9)
21 (27.6)
Color Doppler imaging
4 (5.3)
24 (31.6)
28 (36.8)
13 (17.1)
7 (9.2)
Spectral Doppler imaging-pulsed wave
8 (10.5)
39 (51.3)
21 (27.6)
4 (5.3)
4 (5.3)
Spectral Doppler imaging-continuous wave
13 (17.1)
37 (48.7)
21 (27.6)
3 (3.9)
2 (2.6)
Image improvement techniques
4 (5.3)
11 (14.5)
31 (40.8)
19 (25)
11 (14.5)
Ultrasound artifacts
1 (1.3)
18 (23.7)
27 (35.5)
20 (26.3)
10 (13.2)
Ability to interpret FAST/EFAST
4 (5.3)
0 (0.0)
25 (32.9)
21 (27.6)
26 (34.2)
Ability to interpret IVC scan
3 (3.9)
1 (1.3)
23 (30.3)
17 (22.4)
32 (42.1)
Ability to interpret ECHO
3 (3.9)
18 (23.7)
30 (39.5)
23 (30.3)
2 (2.6)
Ability to interpret soft tissue scan (cellulitis, abcess)
5 (6.6)
10 (13.2)
37 (48.7)
20 (26.3)
4 (5.3)
Ability to interpret DVT scan
2 (2.6)
2 (2.6)
33 (42.1)
25 (32.9)
14 (18.4)
Ability to interpret ONSD
6 (7.9)
23 (30.3)
20 (26.3)
18 (23.7)
9 (11.8)
RUSH PROTOCOL (rapid US assessment in shock)
2 (2.6)
5 (6.6)
31 (40.8)
17 (22.4)
21 (27.6)
BLUE PROTOCOL (bedside lung ultrasound in emergency)
2 (2.6)
4 (5.3)
29 (38.2)
22 (28.9)
19 (25.0)
RADiUS PROTOCOL (rapid assessment of dyspnea in ultrasound)
3 (3.9)
14 (18.4)
25 (32.9)
23 (30.3)
11 (14.5)
FATE PROTOCOL (focused asst transthoracic echo)
5 (6.6)
27 (35.5)
23 (30.3)
15 (19.7)
6 (7.9)
FASH PROTOCOL (focused assessment with US in HIV pt)
