BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Point-of-care (POC) ultrasound is increasingly used by
clinicians across multiple medical specialties. Current perceptions and prevalence of POC …

Background Current NHS policy favours the expansion of diagnostic testing services in
community and primary care settings. Objectives Our objectives were to identify current …

Objetivo Evaluar el impacto de la formación, en términos de competencia diagnóstica, de 2
médicos de atención primaria formados para realizar ecografías abdominales de baja …

Background: The use of bedside ultrasound performed by the surgeon or emergency
physician on duty at the emergency department is increasing. A study was performed which …

Background Ultrasound imaging is utilized in Swiss primary care; however, little is known
regarding the extent to which it is performed. With this study, we aim to (1) provide an …

Background Diagnostic ultrasound has become a bedside tool widely available to many
primary care physicians (PCPs) in Europe. It is often used as point-of-care ultrasonography …

In the past 3 decades, ultrasonography has gifted internal organs visualization to physicians
to have a better detection of various diseases. Previously performed solely by radiologists as …

Antecedentes En 1998 la Agencia de Evaluación de Tecnologías Sanitarias, a instancias de
la Subdirección General de Atención Primaria del INSALUD elaboró un informe 1 sobre la …

Aim To assess the impact of training two general practitioners (GPs), on performing low
complexity ultrasound examinations of the abdomen with diagnostic competence. Study …

Background and objectives The miniaturisation and portability of ultrasound devices allow
the family doctor to apply them in areas such as the patient's home. The present study aims …