Practitioners' views on community implementation of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in the UK: a qualitative interview study

• Main Authors: Joseph N.A Akanuwe (Author), Aloysius Niroshan Siriwardena (Author), Luc Bidaut (Author), Pauline Mitchell (Author), Paul Bird (Author), Daniel Lasserson (Author), Patricia Apenteng (Author), Richard Lilford (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Implementing Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in community practice could help to decide upon and prioritise initial treatment, procedures and appropriate specialist referral or conveyance to hospital. A recent literature review suggests that image quality, portability and cost o...