Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in a remote area of Sierra Leone: impact on patient management and training program for community health officers.

CONCLUSION: POCUS represents a powerful diagnostic tool in a low-income country that may improve the patient management. Training of non-physician health providers is doable and may improve healthcare management in resource-limited settings.
PMID: 31919811 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Rural Remote Health - January 8, 2020 Category: Rural Health Authors: Sabatino V, Caramia MR, Curatola A, Vassallo F, Deidda A, Cinicola B, Iodice F, Caffarelli C, Sverzellati N, Buonsenso D Tags: J Ultrasound Source Type: research