Table 4 Analytical categories and codes based on participants interviews
Category | Code |
|---|---|
Safety | Determine if patient can be safely managed at facility |
Lack of operating theatre / Surgeon | |
Avoid misdiagnosis | |
Decreased mortality | |
Timeliness | Less wasting of time |
Reduced delays | |
Effectiveness | Decreased diagnostic uncertainly |
Avoid over/ under treatment | |
Efficiency | Increased clinician level efficiency: work faster, make decisions faster |
Increased facility level efficiency | |
Increased clinician confidence and self-efficacy | |
Equitability | Reduced cost of care/cost saving |
Improved access for low SES status patients | |
Patient-Centeredness | Patient reassurance |
POCUS brings care to patient particularly the very sick/injured | |
Patient appreciation of POCUS | |
Community appreciation of POCUS |