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 3

Number of POCUS procedures performed by senior emergency medicine and critical care residents in SPHMMC and AAU/TASH, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 1–August 30, 2022 G.C (N = 76).

How many procedures have you performed to date with ultrasound during residency?	None n (%)	<5 n (%)	5–50 n (%)	50–100 n (%)	>100 n (%)
FAST	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	22 (28.9)	17 (22.4)	37 (48.7)
DVT scan	0 (0.0)	8 (10.5)	48 (63.2)	14 (18.4)	6 (7.9)
Lung scan	1 (1.3)	0 (0.0)	20 (26.3)	18 (23.7)	37 (48.7)
ECHO	2 (2.6)	7 (9.2)	46 (60.5)	12 (15.8)	9 (11.8)
IVC scan	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	17 (22.4)	22 (28.9)	37 (48.7)
ONSD	11 (14.5)	16 (21.1)	34 (44.7)	11 (14.5)	4 (5.3)
First trimester pregnancy	22 (28.9)	31 (31.0)	18 (23.7)	5 (6.6)	0 (0.0)
US-guided paracenteses	2 (2.6)	22 (28.9)	42 (55.3)	6 (7.9)	4 (5.3)
US-guided central line insertions	15 (19.7)	38 (50.0)	17 (22.4)	5 (6.6)	1 (1.3)
US-guided thoracenteses	1 (1.3)	18 (23.7)	42 (55.3)	11 (14.5)	4 (5.3)
US-guided pericardiocentesis	28 (36.8)	34 (44.7)	13 (17.1)	1 (1.3)	0 (0.0)
US-guided arthrocentesis	33 (43.4)	32 (42.1)	11 (14.5)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
US-guided abcess drainage	36 (47.4)	32 (42.1)	8 (10.5)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
US-guided peripheral intravenous catheterizations	12 (15.8)	24 (31.6)	37 (48.7)	1 (1.3)	2 (2.6)
US-guided nerve block	53 (69.7)	18 (23.7)	5 (6.6)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)