Survey participants’ perceived barriers to POCUS use: N=191.
| BARRIER | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Lack of training | 115 (60.2) |
| Not enough time to perform | 85 (44.5) |
| Lack of quality assurance or image review | 74 (38.7) |
| Availability of courses | 73 (38.2) |
| Cost of courses | 64 (33.5) |
| Lack of rural POCUS guidelines | 54 (28.3) |
| No local POCUS lead | 49 (25.7) |
| Machine access challenges | 35 (18.3) |
| No machine | 33 (17.3) |
| Easy access to consultative ultrasound with or without computed tomography | 30 (15.7) |
| Fear of litigation | 26 (13.6) |
| Resistance from radiology | 12 (6.3) |
| Not relevant to my practice | 9 (4.7) |
POCUS—point-of-care ultrasound.