A majority of rural emergency departments in the province of Quebec use point-of-care ultrasound: a cross-sectional survey

Thomas Léger, Pierre; Fleet, Richard; Maltais- Giguère, Julie; Plant, Jeff; Piette, Éric; Légaré, France; Poitras, Julien

doi:10.1186/s12873-015-0063-0

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A majority of rural emergency departments in the province of Quebec use point-of-care ultrasound: a cross-sectional survey

Published in BMC Emergency Medicine • Dec 1, 2015

Authors:

Pierre Thomas Léger

Richard Fleet

Julie Maltais- Giguère

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) can be used to provide rapid answers to specific and potentially life-threatening clinical questions, and to improve the safety of procedures. The rate of POCUS access and use in Canada is unclear. The objective of this study was to examine access to POCU...

Subject

Medicine

Cross-sectional study

Point of care ultrasound

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