Key result
A survey of 172 critical care practitioners in Saudi Arabia found a significant positive association between years of experience and obstacles to using critical care ultrasonography (P<0.001).
Why the study?
Basic skills and knowledge of critical care ultrasonography are considered mandatory in ICU practice, but data on its availability and use in Saudi Arabia were lacking.
Cross-Sectional (n=172)
Yes
p-value: p=<0.001
Critical care ultrasonography is widely available and considered mandatory by the vast majority of surveyed critical care practitioners in Saudi Arabia.
Reported high CCUS availability in Saudi ICUs supports training initiatives; leaves open questions on competency and clinical outcomes.
Basic skills and knowledge of critical care ultrasonography (CCUS) are considered mandatory in intensive care unit (ICU) practice. A link for the survey questionnaire [ Appendix 1 rsqb; was distributed to attendees of critical care meetings from different regions in Saudi Arabia about the topics of CCUS availability, use for diagnosis, and intervention. Responses were recorded for 48 h from launching on 1 st day. We received 172 full responses, 95% of responders claimed that they have their own ultrasound machines in their units. In the opinion of 85.5% of the responders, the need for CCUS in ICU is mandatory and 14% of responders see it as optional. A significant positive association was found between responders' years of experience and obstacles to use CCUS ( P < 0.001), while there was no significant association regarding responders' specialties, work region in Saudi Arabia and type of hospital they are working in ( P = 0.509, 0.081, and 0.122, respectively).
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Abdelshafey et al. (2023) reported a cross-sectional. Critical care ultrasonography (CCUS) availability and use was evaluated on Association between responders' years of experience and obstacles to use CCUS (p=<0.001). A survey of 172 critical care practitioners in Saudi Arabia found a significant positive association between years of experience and obstacles to using critical care ultrasonography (P<0.001).
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