Table 2 Ultrasound machine cleaning survey results before and after quality improvement interventions
Survey topic | Before (n = 74) | After (n = 58) |
|---|---|---|
Female sex, n (%) | 35 (47%) | 23 (40%) |
Level of training, n (%) | ||
Internal medicine resident | 51 (69%) | 36 (62%) |
Fellow | 6 (8%) | 7 (12%) |
Faculty | 17 (23%) | 15 (26%) |
Faculty/fellow area of practice, n (%) | ||
Hospital medicine/general internal medicine | 9 (39%) | 9 (41%) |
Pulmonary/critical care | 8 (35%) | 4 (18%) |
Rheumatology | 6 (26%) | 9 (41%) |
Frequency of POCUS use, n (%) | ||
Weekly or more | 34 (46%) | 25 (43%) |
Less than weekly | 40 (54%) | 33 (57%) |
Respondents reporting familiarity with best practice guidelines for POCUS cleaning, n (%) | 16 (22%) | 43 (74%) |
Respondents reporting they know where to find institutional guidelines for cleaning, n (%) | 3 (4%) | 33 (57%) |
My cleaning practices follow best practice guidelines, n (%) | ||
Agree or strongly agree | 12 (16%) | 34 (76%) |
Disagree or strongly disagree | 4 (5%) | 0 (0%) |
I don’t know | 58 (78%) | 14 (24%) |
Correct response to objective knowledge questions, n (%) | ||
Appropriate use of disinfectants | 44 (59%) | 43 (74%) |
Recommended steps of cleaning and disinfecting process | 56 (76%) | 54 (93%) |
Barriers to cleaning, Median Likert (IQR)a | ||
Access to cleaning supplies | 3 (2–3) | 2 (1–3) |
Time constraint | 3 (2–3) | 2 (1–3) |
Lack of knowledge | 3 (3–4) | 2 (1–3) |