Table 2 Mean sequence rank assigned to each task and mean similarity scores on task sequence

Mean similarity scores for all 20 tasks combined

77

76

80

79

83

83

83

83

 1. Check blood availability

2.3

90

88

92

88

2.0

92

93

92

90

 2. Check for optimal patient positioning on table

5.6

83

80

89

88

4.9

84

82

85

85

 3. Initiate sign in

2.2

90

86

93

93

1.9

91

91

95

91

 4. Administer anaesthesia induction drugs

5.4

85

82

85

91

5.1

88

86

88

90

 5. Perform a rapid sequence induction

6.0

86

85

88

91

5.5

86

87

86

89

 6. Ensure appropriate antibiotic prophylaxis

7.7

86

86

88

85

6.7

84

81

84

86

 7. Insert urinary catheter

7.2

86

84

87

85

6.8

85

88

89

82

 8. Initiate time out

9.3

85

85

83

89

8.9

86

89

78

88

 9. Make surgical incision

12.0

94

93

95

96

11.3

97

96

98

97

 10. Ensure patient warming devices in place

6.1

84

83

82

87

5.6

86

86

88

88

 11. Ensure TED stockings and calf compressors on

6.3

83

81

88

87

5.4

86

84

89

87

 12. Monitor ongoing blood loss

12.3

85

84

83

89

12.5

88

91

84

86

 13. Organise bed space in PACU

15.5

80

85

86

79

15.2

81

85

86

76

 14. Close incision

15.8

92

92

94

88

15.7

92

93

93

87

 15. Check drains are turned on

17.0

89

89

89

92

17.0

90

91

89

92

 16. Confirm estimated blood loss

13.1

72

69

74

75

14.5

80

72

82

84

 17. Initiate sign out

18.0

87

84

91

89

18.3

91

93

95

88

 18. Provide handover on intraoperative events to PACU staff

19.3

92

98

90

86

19.5

95

98

89

98

  Inform intensive care unit (scenario1)

8.6

57

66

74

64

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

  Remove knife from abdomen (scenario 1)

13.3

92

88

93

92

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

  Locate site of perforation (scenario 2)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

12.3

95

93

97

96

  Fashion stoma (scenario 2)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

14.6

91

93

93

89