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Table 2 Availability of specific views and completeness of standard views per indication

From: Quality assessment of point-of-care ultrasound reports for patients at the emergency department treated by internists

Indication (N)

Standard view

Availability of a specific view N (%)

Completeness of all standard views N (%)

Heart (26)

PLAX

22 (84.6)

7 (26.9)

 

PSSA

15 (57.7)

 

A4CH

19 (73.1)

 

Subxiphoidal

13 (50)

Lung (28)

Anterior left

11 (39.3)

5 (17.9)

 

Lateral left

9 (32.1)

 

Posterior left

5 (17.9)

 

Anterior right

11 (39.3)

 

Lateral right

11 (39.3)

 

Posterior right

10 (35.7)

Inferior vena cava (42)

Longitudinal view

38 (90.5)

38 (90.5)

Free abdominal fluid (41)

Right upper quadrant

33 (80.5)

21 (51.2)

 

Left upper quadrant

29 (70.7)

 

Recto-uterine/rectovesical pouch

21 (51.2)

Kidneys (39)

Left longitudinal

27 (69.2)

3 (7.7)

 

Left transversal

4 (10.3)

 

Right longitudinal

34 (87.2)

 

Right transversal

5 (12.8)

Bladder (16)

Transversal

7 (43.8)

5 (31.3)

 

Sagittal

8 (50)

Deep vein thrombosis (53)

v. femoralis communis

51 (96.2)

32 (60.4)

 

v. femoralis at level of saphena magna

46 (86.8)

 

v. femoralis at level of perforator vein

37 (69.8)

 

v. femoralis superficialis branching

33 (62.3)

 

v. poplitea proximal to trifurcation

49 (92.5)

Abdominal aorta (3)

Transversal proximal

2 (66.7)

1 (33.3)

 

Transversal medial

3 (100)

 

Transversal distal

2 (66.7)

 

Longitudinal

2 (66.7)

Gall bladder (6)

Transversal

4 (66.7)

4 (66.7)

 

Longitudinal

6 (100)