Multispecialty comparison of point-of-care-ultrasound use, training, and barriers: a national survey of VA medical centers.

IF 3.4 Q2 Medicine
Dana M Resop, Brian Bales, Rebecca G Theophanous, Jessica Koehler, Jeremy S Boyd, Michael J Mader, Jason P Williams, Robert Nathanson, Zahir Basrai, Elizabeth K Haro, Rahul Khosla, Erin Wetherbee, Harald Sauthoff, Nilam J Soni, Christopher K Schott
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Abstract

Background: As more specialties have begun to use Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) in patient care, hospitals and healthcare systems have been investing increasing resources in POCUS infrastructure (training, equipment, and administration). Since each specialty uses different POCUS applications, healthcare systems seek to identify commonalities and differences between specialties to make thoughtful investments in POCUS infrastructure to support each specialty's use of POCUS while minimizing redundancies. Historically, past studies have focused on POCUS use in individual specialties, primarily emergency medicine and critical care, but comparative studies of different specialties are needed to guide investment in POCUS infrastructure and bolster POCUS implementation across healthcare systems. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of all Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers in the United States and compared data from 5 different specialties on current usage, training needs, and barriers to POCUS implementation.

Results: Data were collected from facility chiefs of staff (n = 130; 100% response rate) and chiefs of emergency medicine (n = 101; 92% response rate), critical care (n = 93; 83% response rate), hospital medicine (n = 105; 90% response rate), anesthesiology (n = 96; 77% response rate), and surgery (n = 104; 95% response rate). All specialties surveyed reported current POCUS use (surgery 54%, hospital medicine 64%, anesthesiology 83%, emergency medicine 90%, and critical care 93%) but more importantly, a greater desire for training was seen. Procedural POCUS applications were most often used by all specialties, despite decreased procedural POCUS use since 2015 for all specialties except critical care. Diagnostic POCUS use generally increased from 2015 to 2020, although use of specific POCUS applications varied significantly between specialties. Barriers limiting POCUS use included lack of training (53-80%), access to ultrasound equipment (25-57%), and POCUS infrastructure (36-65%).

Conclusions: From 2015 to 2020, POCUS use increased significantly in emergency medicine, critical care, internal medicine, anesthesiology, and surgery, although use of specific applications varied significantly between specialties. Lack of training and POCUS infrastructure were common barriers to POCUS use across specialties. Desire for training exceeded current use for several POCUS applications. These findings can guide implementation and standardization of  POCUS use  in hospitals and healthcare systems.

护理点超声使用、培训和障碍的多专业比较:VA医疗中心的全国调查。
背景:随着越来越多的专业开始在患者护理中使用POCUS,医院和医疗保健系统已经在POCUS基础设施(培训、设备和管理)上投入了越来越多的资源。由于每个专业使用不同的POCUS应用程序,医疗保健系统寻求确定各专业之间的共性和差异,以便对POCUS基础设施进行深思熟虑的投资,以支持每个专业使用POCUS,同时最大限度地减少冗余。从历史上看,过去的研究主要关注POCUS在个别专科的使用,主要是急诊医学和重症监护,但需要对不同专科进行比较研究,以指导POCUS基础设施的投资,并加强POCUS在整个医疗系统中的实施。我们对美国所有退伍军人事务(VA)医疗中心进行了横断面调查,并比较了来自5个不同专业的数据,包括当前使用情况、培训需求和实施POCUS的障碍。结果:数据收集自设施主任(n = 130;100%应答率)和急诊医学主任(n = 101;92%应答率)、重症监护(n = 93;有效率83%)、医院医学(n = 105;90%有效率)、麻醉学(n = 96;77%有效率)和手术(n = 104;95%应答率)。所有接受调查的专业都报告了目前POCUS的使用情况(外科54%,医院内科64%,麻醉科83%,急诊医学90%,重症监护93%),但更重要的是,人们对培训的渴望更大。尽管自2015年以来,除重症监护外,所有专业的程序性POCUS使用都有所减少,但所有专业都最常使用程序性POCUS。从2015年到2020年,诊断POCUS的使用普遍增加,尽管具体的POCUS应用在不同专业之间差异很大。限制POCUS使用的障碍包括缺乏培训(53-80%)、无法获得超声设备(25-57%)和POCUS基础设施(36-65%)。结论:从2015年到2020年,POCUS在急诊医学、重症监护、内科、麻醉学和外科的使用显著增加,尽管不同专业的具体应用情况存在显著差异。缺乏培训和POCUS基础设施是跨专业使用POCUS的常见障碍。对培训的渴望超过了目前几个POCUS应用程序的使用。这些发现可以指导POCUS在医院和医疗保健系统的实施和标准化使用。
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Ultrasound Journal
Ultrasound Journal Health Professions-Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
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2.90%
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22 weeks
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