Point-of-care ultrasound in general practice: an exploratory study in rural South Australia

• Main Authors: Hamish Phillips (Author), Nitya Sukheja (Author), Susan Williams (Author), Adina La Forgia (Author), Garry Nixon (Author), Lawrence McArthur (Author), David Gonzalez-Chica (Author), Lucie Walters (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: James Cook University, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Access to ultrasound imaging services is limited in rural areas and point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has the potential to address this gap. We aimed to examine how POCUS is utilised by doctors in contemporary Australian rural general practice. Methods: A portable ultrasound machine and...