Table 2 Differences in structure and scoring for ANTS, Oxford NOTECHS and OSCAR
System and profession(s) assessed | Categories | Number of elements | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
ANTS Rating for anesthetist only | Task management | 4 | 1–4 (plus “not observed”) for elements, overall category score No global score for all categories Summated global category scores added (20 scores per video) |
Team working | 5 | ||
Situation awareness | 3 | ||
Decision making | 3 | ||
Total = 4 | Total = 15 | ||
Oxford NOTECHS Rating for three theatre teams – surgical [S], anesthetic [A] and nursing [N], all use the same categories and elements | Leadership and management (S,A,N) | 5 | 1–8 for categories Includes global summated score for categories Score for each element added (21 scores per video) |
Teamwork and co-operation (S,A,N) | 4 | ||
Problem solving and decision making (S,A,N) | 4 | ||
Situation awareness (S,A,N) | 3 | ||
Total = 4 | Total = 16 | ||
OSCAR Rating applied to resuscitation team in the following groups: anesthetic group [A], physician group [P] and nursing group [N], elements specific to each group | Communication | A = 4,P = 3,N = 3 | 0–6 for elements and categories Includes global summated score for categories (25 scores per video) |
Co-operation | A = 2,P = 2,N = 3 | ||
Co-ordination | A = 2,P = 2,N = 3 | ||
Leadership | A = 3,P = 3,N = 2 | ||
Monitoring (SA) | A = 3.P = 3,N = 2 | ||
Decision making | A = 3,P = 2,N = 3 | ||
Total = 6 | Total = 32 |