Critical ultrasound journal
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Point-of-Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) is recommended by emergency medicine societies for the detection of hydronephrosis. Training of certified Emergency Physicians (EP) without prior ultrasound experience remains debated. We investigate performance of a brief training session for the detection of hydronephrosis with PoCUS performed by EP without previous ultrasound experience. ⋯ We demonstrated that a short training program enables EP without previous ultrasound skills to rule out hydronephrosis with satisfactory performances. The main limitation was the absence of collection of the number of PoCUS by EP. After this didactic course, an experiential phase must be carried out.