Empowering the willing: the feasibility of tele-mentored self-performed pleural ultrasound assessment for the surveillance of lung health

The Ultrasound Journal

Table 5 Average naïve mentee scores for selected lung ultrasound protocol performance feasibility and difficulty

Lung ultrasound protocol	Anatomic locations	Feasibility	Average self-rated naïve user score
EFAST examination	1,2,3,4	108/108 (100%)	4.67 (Very Easy)
BLUE examination	1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8	216/216 (100%)	4.56 (Very Easy)
Soldati COVID Examination	1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 9,10,11,12,15, 16	324/378 (85.7%)	4.07 (Easy)
ICC-LUS Examination	1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8	216/216 (100%)	4.56 (Very Easy)
Lower Lung Fields	2,4,5,7,9,12	160/162 (98.8%)	4.37 (Easy—Very Easy)

EFAST Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma [23], BLUE Bedside Lung Ultrasound Assessment[44], Soldati COVID examination Proposal for International Standardization of the Use of Lung Ultrasound for Patients With COVID-19[22], ICC-LUS Examination International evidence-based recommendations for point-of-care lung ultrasound[26]. Mean Self-Reported Score was recorded as a 5-point Likert scale from 1 Hard to 5 Easy (1—Very Hard, 2—Hard, 3—Neutral, 4—Easy, 5—Very Easy)