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Many instructional materials for point‐of‐care ultrasound (US)‐guided procedures exist; however, their quality is unknown. This study assessed widely available educational videos for point‐of‐care US‐guided procedures relevant to internal medicine: central venous catheterization, thoracentesis, and paracentesis.

We searched Ovid MEDLINE, YouTube, and Google to identify videos for point‐of‐care US‐guided paracentesis, thoracentesis, and central venous catheterization. Videos were evaluated with a 5‐point scale assessing the global educational value and a checklist based on consensus guidelines for competencies in point‐of‐care US‐guided procedures.

For point‐of‐care US‐guided central venous catheterization, 12 videos were found, with an average global educational value score ± SD of 4.5 ± 0.7. Indications to abort the procedure were discussed in only 3 videos …