Perceived Barriers in the Use of Point of Care Ultrasound in the WWAMI Region
Journal Title: Journal of Emergency Medicine & Critical Care - Year 2015, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
The use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has increased in use over the last two decades. Despite reports of increased use of POCUS at academic emergency departments, the overall trends in use of POCUS in rural emergency departmentsremains low. We aimed to define the perceived barriers to the use of emergency POCUS by physicians in the five-state WWAMI region (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho).
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Adeyinka Adedipe
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