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Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Is Applicable To Internal Medicine And Critical Care But Skill Gaps Currently Limit Use, Naveed Mahmood, Mamdouh Souleymane, Rajkumar Rajendram, Amro Mt Ghazi, Mubashar Kharal, Mohammad Alqahtani
Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Is Applicable To Internal Medicine And Critical Care But Skill Gaps Currently Limit Use, Naveed Mahmood, Mamdouh Souleymane, Rajkumar Rajendram, Amro Mt Ghazi, Mubashar Kharal, Mohammad Alqahtani
Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
Context: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) put a spotlight on focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS). However, the spectra of cardiac disease, and the resources available for investigation vary internationally. The applicability of FoCUS to internal (IM) and critical care medicine (CCM) practice in Saudi Arabia and their current use of FoCUS are unknown.
Aims: To determine the applicability of FoCUS to IM and CCM practice in Saudi Arabia and quantify the residents’ current proficiency, accreditation and use of FoCUS.
Methods: A questionnaire was distributed to the residents in IM and CCM at our institution to determine their proficiency, use of FoCUS, and …