Open AccessThe use of point-of-care ultrasound in a regional emergency department in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Author(s) -
Halalisiwe B. Khanyi,
Bavani Naicker
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
south african family practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2078-6204
pISSN - 2078-6190
DOI - 10.4102/safp.v63i1.5269
Subject(s) - medicine , point of care ultrasound , emergency department , emergency ultrasound , ultrasonography , emergency medicine , medical emergency , ultrasound , focused assessment with sonography for trauma , cardiac ultrasound , surgery , radiology , nursing , abdominal trauma , blunt
Formal ultrasonography has advanced to point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in the emergency department (ED) for the purpose of acute critical care. While POCUS application expands, little is known about POCUS utilisation in public hospital EDs. This study aimed to describe the use of POCUS in an ED in KwaZulu-Natal.