Point of Care Ultrasound in Pediatric Surgery across the European Region-European Pediatric Surgery Association Endorsed Survey.

 Our purpose was to assess the state of training, clinical practice, and barriers to use point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in pediatric surgery in Europe.  An electronic survey was disseminated among European pediatric surgeons utilizing the European Pediatric Surgery Association network and other existing networks.  There were 186 respondents from 27 European countries and 7 non-European countries. In most countries (86.6%;  There is a wide spectrum of POCUS use in pediatric surgery across Europe. For those surgeons who practice POCUS, it is most used for the diagnosis of abdominal conditions. There are differing views among clinicians concerning the most useful applications of POCUS. The extent to which ultrasound is taught during pediatric surgery training differs substantially across European curricula.

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