Ultrasonography
Conditions
Brief summary
This study explores the effect of a four-hour ultrasound course on physicians' point-of-care ultrasound performance on patients representing acute abdominal surgical conditions.
Detailed description
A randomized controlled trial with physicians was conducted. The intervention group participated in a four-hour abdominal POC US course before performing ultrasound on four patients with different abdominal surgical conditions. The control group did not participate in a course before performing ultrasound on the patients.
Interventions
OTHEREducation
Sponsors
Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Medical Doctor * Signed up for a courses in abdominal point-of-care ultrasound
Exclusion criteria
* None
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ultrasound performance | 4 ultrasound cases conducted by the study participants were assessed immediately after the intervention/control circumstances | An Objective Structured Assessment of Ultrasound Skills (OSAUS) scoring form was used to assess ultrasound performance |
| Diagnostic accuracy | 4 ultrasound cases conducted by the study participants were assessed immediately after the intervention/control circumstances | The ultrasound diagnoses were evaluated as correct, inconclusive, or false, and the diagnostic accuracy was calculated by sensitivity and specificity |
Outcome results
None listed