Title: How much time to perform a POCUS exam?<br/>Author: Alexis Salerno<br/><a href='http://umem.org/profiles/faculty/1403/'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/><p>
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Point of Care Ultrasound has been shown to change medical management and decrease time to diagnosis. </p>
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However, sometimes on a busy shift we may get an xray or radiological study prior to performing a POCUS exam due to time constraints.</p>
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A recent study looked at the time it takes to perform a bedside ultrasound.</p>
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The authors measured the duration of time from starting the exam through the ultrasound worklist to the timestamp on the last recorded image. </p>
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They reviewed 2144 studies and found a <strong>median time of 6 minutes</strong> to perform a study. </p>
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Of course the study is limited by the time it takes to find a machine, make sure it is functioning and other supplies such as gel. </p>
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<strong>Conclusion: You can take 6 minutes to assist in your patient's clinical care.</strong></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, " segoe="" ui",="" roboto,="" oxygen,="" ubuntu,="" cantarell,="" "fira="" sans",="" "droid="" "helvetica="" neue",="" sans-serif;="" font-size:="" 16px;"="">Patrick DP, Bradley XG, Wolek C, Anderson B, Grady J, Herbst MK. Minutes matter: Time it takes to perform point-of-care ultrasound. AEM Educ Train. 2023 Aug 18;7(4):e10901. doi: 10.1002/aet2.10901. PMID: 37600853; PMCID: PMC10436032.</p>
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