The Use of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Pediatric Emergency Departments and Intensive Care Units: A Descriptive Study From Turkey.
Nihan ŞıkGazi ArslanAyla Akca ÇağlarNazan Ülgen Tekerekİlknur FidancıÖzlem Tolu KendirAlkan BalÖzden Özgür HorozAyşe Berna AnılDinçer YıldızdaşMurat DumanOğuz DursunPublished in: Pediatric emergency care (2024)
Most participants were aware of the need for POCUS. However, lack of education, equipment, manpower, and infrastructure still emerged as barriers to the use of POCUS. To further promote POCUS use, it would be helpful to improve accessibility by ensuring sufficient numbers of ultrasound devices together with sufficient numbers of appointed physicians and by expanding POCUS education in PEDs and PICUs.