Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in a remote area of Sierra Leone: impact on patient management and training program for community health officers | Zendy

Vittorio Sabatino | Zendy; Maria Rosaria Caramia | Zendy; Antonietta Curatola | Zendy; Francesca Vassallo | Zendy; Andrea Deidda | Zendy; Bianca Laura Cinicola | Zendy; Francesco Iodice | Zendy; Carlo Caffarelli | Zendy; Nicola Sverzellati | Zendy; Danilo Buonsenso | Zendy

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Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in a remote area of Sierra Leone: impact on patient management and training program for community health officers

Author(s) -

Vittorio Sabatino,

Maria Rosaria Caramia,

Antonietta Curatola,

Francesca Vassallo,

Andrea Deidda,

Bianca Laura Cinicola,

Francesco Iodice,

Carlo Caffarelli,

Nicola Sverzellati,

Danilo Buonsenso

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

journal of ultrasound

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1971-3495

pISSN - 1876-7931

DOI - 10.1007/s40477-019-00426-w

Subject(s) - medicine , sierra leone , point of care ultrasound , health care , ultrasonography , ultrasound , physical examination , point of care testing , family medicine , physical therapy , radiology , pathology , development economics , economics , economic growth

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has been shown to have unique potential in low-income countries. Physicians and other healthcare providers can perform effective scans after a short period of training. This study aimed to evaluate indications and utility of ultrasonography as the main imaging service in a poor rural sub-Saharan region of Africa. Second, it evaluated the effect of a short training on POCUS for non-physician health providers and their agreement with a group of Italian physicians.

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