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Varela JR y cols. Ecograꢁa en el punto de atención (POCUS): Entrenamiento en una residencia. Rev Argent Cir. 2024;116(4):285-293
In a survey conducted by Bahner in 2014, only conducted at a single center with a reduced number
2% reported ultrasound training integrated into their of students. It should be noted that the residents
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undergraduate medical educaꢁon curriculum. The volunteered to parꢁcipate in the course, which may
barriers to implemenꢁng ultrasound educaꢁon were have introduced a degree of selecꢁon bias. While the
lack of financial support, lack of trained faculty and responses from residents were anonymous, there is a
lack of space in the current curriculum. Despite these possibility that they may have been influenced by the
drawbacks, a survey conducted in 2021 reported that potenꢁal consequences their feedback could have on
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3% of the schools of medicine incorporated ultrasound their colleagues or supervisors.
educaꢁon into their curricula in 2014. In the United In conclusion, training in point-of-care
States,96%ofgeneralsurgerytraineescurrentlyundergo ultrasound for postgraduate year-1 surgical residents
training programs, most of them related to FAST27,9
was feasible and improved the technical skills necessary
.
Ultrasound, as a dynamic, non-invasive and to perform diagnosꢁc and therapeuꢁc procedures.
radiaꢁon-free test, can be performed as many ꢁmes as The parꢁcipants also perceived improvement in non-
necessary without exposing the paꢁent to greater risks. technical skills as confidence during the evaluaꢁon
The use of POCUS in the Department of Surgery enables of paꢁents and in the decision-making process, and
the diagnosis and treatment of prevalent disorders and in the relaꢁonships with other departments and with
the early detecꢁon of postoperaꢁve complicaꢁons. This the paꢁent. Therefore, it is recommended that POCUS
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makes it an invaluable teaching tool for residents .
training courses be formally structured to provide
One of the limitaꢁons of our study is that it was adequate surgical training.
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