Skip to main content

Table 3 Mean skill test scores and the scores for each of 5 cardiac POCUS views

From: Pre-clinical medical student cardiac point-of-care ultrasound curriculum based on the American Society of Echocardiography recommendations: a pilot and feasibility study

 

Pre-training

Immediate post-training

8-week post-training

Skill test scorea

2.56 ± 1.40

6.11 ± 1.15

4.83 ± 3.84

PLAX scoreb

0.89 ± 1.00

1.06 ± 0.71

1.22 ± 0.96

PSAX scoreb

0.44 ± 0.40

1.06 ± 0.14

0.50 ± 0.55

A4C scoreb

0.67 ± 0.70

0.89 ± 0.86

1.00 ± 0.87

S4C scoreb

0.56 ± 0.58

1.11 ± 0.50

1.11 ± 0.94

SIVC scoreb

0.00 ± 0.00

2.00 ± 0.00

1.00 ± 1.10

  1. PLAX, parasternal long-axis view; PSAX, papillary muscle level of parasternal short-axis view; A4C, apical 4-chamber view; S4C, subcostal 4-chamber view; SIVC, subcostal inferior vena cava view
  2. a10-point maximum score, b2-point maximum score
  3. Data are presented as mean ± SD
  4. Note: The 2-point maximum scores for each of 5 cardiac POCUS views are added for the 10-point maximum skill test score
Back to article page

Pilot and Feasibility Studies

ISSN: 2055-5784