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ArticleThe ultrasound journal2022

Development of a multisystem point of care ultrasound skills assessment checklist.

Nilam J Soni, Robert Nathanson, Mark Andreae, Rahul Khosla, Karthik Vadamalai, Karthik Kode, Jeremy S Boyd, Charles M LoPresti, Dana Resop, Zahir Basrai and 10 more

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Article in The ultrasound journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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20 authors.

Nilam J SoniMedicine Service, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, USA. sonin@uthscsa.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8460-0323
Robert NathansonMedicine Service, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Mark AndreaeDepartments of Critical Care Medicine and Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Rahul KhoslaVeterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
Karthik VadamalaiCritical Care Medicine, Mercy Hospital, Springfield, MO, USA.
Karthik KodeDepartment of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Manoa John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI, USA.
Jeremy S BoydEmergency Medicine, Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN, USA.
Charles M LoPrestiMedicine Service, Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Dana ResopDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
Zahir BasraiEmergency Medicine, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Jason WilliamsSection of Hospital Medicine, Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Brian BalesEmergency Medicine, Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN, USA.
Harald SauthoffMedicine Service, Veterans Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare System, New York, NY, USA.
Erin WetherbeeDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Elizabeth K HaroMedicine Service, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Natalie SmithMedicine Service, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Michael J MaderResearch Service, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Jacqueline PughDepartment of Medicine, University of Texas Health San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, MC 7982, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA.
Erin P FinleyDepartment of Medicine, University of Texas Health San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, MC 7982, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA.
Christopher K SchottDepartments of Critical Care Medicine and Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Funding

HSRD VA I50 HX002263Quality Enhancement Research Initiative I50 HX002263-01A1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMany institutions are training clinicians in point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), but few POCUS skills checklists have been developed and validated. We developed a consensus-based multispecialty POCUS skills checklist with anchoring references for basic cardiac, lung, abdominal, and vascular ultrasound, and peripheral intravenous line (PIV) insertion.

methodsA POCUS expert panel of 14 physicians specializing in emergency, critical care, and internal/hospital medicine participated in a modified-Delphi approach to develop a basic POCUS skills checklist by group consensus. Three rounds of voting were conducted, and consensus was defined by ≥ 80% agreement. Items achieving < 80% consensus were discussed and considered for up to two additional rounds of voting.

resultsThirteen POCUS experts (93%) completed all three rounds of voting. Cardiac, lung, abdominal, and vascular ultrasound checklists included probe location and control, basic machine setup, image quality and optimization, and identification of anatomical structures. PIV insertion included additional items for needle tip tracking. During the first round of voting, 136 (82%) items achieved consensus, and after revision and revoting, an additional 21 items achieved consensus. A total of 153 (92%) items were included in the final checklist.

conclusionsWe have developed a consensus-based, multispecialty POCUS checklist to evaluate skills in image acquisition and anatomy identification for basic cardiac, lung, abdominal, and vascular ultrasound, and PIV insertion.

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ChecklistEducationPoint of careUltrasound

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PMID35551527
PMCPMC9096739

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