From training to clinical practice: insights from a survey looking at clinician experiences during the 'Serial Lung Ultrasound in predicting the need for surfactant and Respiratory course in Preterm infants' (SLURP) study.

Unlabelled: In this brief report, we present the findings of a survey which explores the learning curve that was achieved during the 'Serial Lung Ultrasound in predicting the need for surfactant and Respiratory course in Preterm infants' (SLURP) study. The aim of this survey was to evaluate the training lung ultrasound operators received in order to scan patients who were recruited into the SLURP study. The aim of the SLURP study was to validate the optimal lung ultrasound (LU) 'cut off' score using standard and extended LU zones that predict surfactant need in babies born ≤ 34 weeks on non-invasive respiratory support when clinicians had various levels of experience in LU.