Paracentesis complication rates and use of ultrasound: impact of a point-of-care ultrasound training course in the veterans affairs healthcare system
Participation in a national POCUS training course was associated with increased use of ultrasound guidance for paracentesis but not with statistically significant changes in complication rates. Further study is warranted to explore effect of POCUS training on procedural outcomes of paracentesis.
Authors
- Jeremy S. Boyd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2984-4624)
- Jacqueline A. Pugh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4933-141X)
- Rebecca G. Theophanous (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0697-3703)
- Erin P. Finley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4497-7721)
- Abdulkareem Agunbiade
- Zahir Basrai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0460-3701)
- Michael Mader (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0341-0641)
- Nilam J. Soni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8460-0323)
- Kevin Murray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8856-6046)
- Christopher K. Schott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7467-3158)
- Robert Nathanson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4443-7525)
- Rahul Khosla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3829-2064)
Institutions
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Duke University (US)
- George Washington University (US)
- Veterans Health Administration (US)
- VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (US)
- Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center (US)
- Durham VA Health Care System (US)
- VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (US)
- South Texas Veterans Health Care System (US)
- Center for the Study of Healthcare Provider Behavior (US)
- University School (US)
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (US)
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Education
- Published
- 2025-08-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-07656-z
- Primary Topic
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00