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Ultrasound use in A ustralasian emergency departments: A survey of A ustralasian C ollege for E mergency M edicine F ellows and T rainees
Author(s) -
Craig Simon,
EgertonWarburton Diana,
Mellett Tanya
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
emergency medicine australasia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.602
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1742-6723
pISSN - 1742-6731
DOI - 10.1111/1742-6723.12231
Subject(s) - credentialing , medicine , interventional radiology , family medicine , medical education , radiology
Abstract Objective To describe current practice of EDUS by ACEM Trainees and Fellows; to describe potential barriers to US use in the Australasian setting; to determine compliance with current college guidelines regarding US credentialing. Methods Data were collected by a cross‐sectional online survey. Respondents were Trainees and Fellows of the ACEM . Outcome measures included the percentage of respondents currently undergoing or that had completed US credentialing for Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma ( FAST ) and assessment of abdominal aortic aneurysm ( AAA ) scans. The perceived barriers to use of emergency US were explored. Results There were 512 survey respondents, giving an overall response rate of 15%. Fellows were more likely to be credentialed compared with Trainees. There were 61% of respondents not credentialed for FAST and assessment of AAA scans. However, a significant proportion performed these scans regularly, and did not routinely seek independent confirmation of their findings. Barriers to credentialing included limited time and no credentialing programme at the individual's hospital.Conclusions The present study showed that only a minority of ACEM Trainees and Fellows are credentialed to perform routine ED scans. Many non‐credentialed ACEM Trainees and Fellows are performing scans, many without independent confirmation of their findings.