A qualitative study of perceived barriers and facilitators to point-of-care ultrasound use among Veterans Affairs Emergency Department providers

Rebecca G. Theophanous; Anna Tupetz; Luna Ragsdale; Padmaja Krishnan; Raelynn Vigue; Carson Herman; Jaran White; Catherine A. Staton; Stephanie A. Eucker

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0310404

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A qualitative study of perceived barriers and facilitators to point-of-care ultrasound use among Veterans Affairs Emergency Department providers

Rebecca G. Theophanous ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: rebecca.theophanous@duke.edu

Affiliations Department of Emergency Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, United States of America, Durham Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Durham, NC, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0697-3703

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Anna Tupetz,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Emergency Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, United States of America, Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States of America
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Luna Ragsdale,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Emergency Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, United States of America, Durham Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Durham, NC, United States of America
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Padmaja Krishnan,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Campbell University School of Medicine, Lillington, NC, United States of America
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Raelynn Vigue,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Emergency Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0948-3822

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Carson Herman,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Emergency Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, United States of America
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Jaran White,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Emergency Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9175-8942

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Catherine A. Staton,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Emergency Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, United States of America, Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States of America
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Stephanie A. Eucker

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Emergency Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, United States of America
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A qualitative study of perceived barriers and facilitators to point-of-care ultrasound use among Veterans Affairs Emergency Department providers

Rebecca G. Theophanous,
Anna Tupetz,
Luna Ragsdale,
Padmaja Krishnan,
Raelynn Vigue,
Carson Herman,
Jaran White,
Catherine A. Staton,
Stephanie A. Eucker

Published: November 7, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0310404

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