Point-of-care ultrasound training among anesthesiology residency programs in the United States

Abstract

Abstract Background Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) use has become ubiquitous in the field of anesthesiology. However, POCUS training curriculum in anesthesiology residencies vary widely. We performed a survey study to better understand the structure of existing POCUS training and identify barriers to instituting a POCUS curriculum for anesthesiology trainees.

Keywords

• Ultrasound
• Graduate medical education
• Anesthesiology
• Glucagon-like peptide 1
• Focused assessment with sonography for trauma