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ArticleThe ultrasound journal2022

A point-of-care ultrasound education curriculum for pediatric critical care medicine.

Vidit Bhargava, Bereketeab Haileselassie, Samuel Rosenblatt, Mark Baker, Kevin Kuo, Erik Su

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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 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Vidit BhargavaDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Alabama, 1600 7th Avenue S CPPI Suite 102, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA. vbhargava@peds.uab.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3115-7476
Bereketeab HaileselassieDepartment of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Samuel RosenblattDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Mark BakerDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Kevin KuoDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Erik SuDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine, McGovern School of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine at Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
Stanford University · USBaylor College of Medicine · USChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia · USUniversity of Alabama · USUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDiagnostic and procedural point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) change patient management with the potential to improve outcomes. Pediatric critical care medicine trainees have limited access to education and training opportunities in diagnostic POCUS in the pediatric ICU. A dearth of published pediatric ICU curricular resources restricts these educational opportunities.

methodsA 7-week longitudinal curriculum including lectures, practical skills sessions, and knowledge assessment covering core modules including (1) machine operation, (2) vascular access, (3) non-vascular procedures, (4) cardiac imaging, (5) hemodynamic assessment, (6) pulmonary imaging, and (7) abdominal imaging, was disseminated to pediatric critical care trainees and faculty at a single tertiary care pediatric hospital.

resultsThe knowledge of trainees and participating faculty in procedural and diagnostic POCUS improved after implementing the curriculum. Pre-test scores mean and standard deviation (59.30% ± 14.15%) improved significantly (75.60% ± 9.43%) for all learners (p < 0.001). The overall self-reported comfort in diagnostic and procedural ultrasound improved for all learners. 100% of the learners reported utilizing diagnostic POCUS in their clinical practice four months after disseminating the curriculum. DISCUSSION: We describe a single center's approach to POCUS education with improvement in knowledge, self-reported comfort, and attitudes towards procedural and diagnostic POCUS. The curricular resources for adaptation in a similar educational context are provided.

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EchocardiographyPediatric Intensive Care UnitProceduresRespiratory failureShockSimulation

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PMID36315345
PMCPMC9622960
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