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BACKGROUND: To critically appraise the development and measurement properties, including sensibility, reliability, and validity of the Non-Technical Skills of Surgeons (NOTSS) system. DATA SOURCES: Articles that described development process of the NOTSS system were identified. Relevant primary studies that presented evidence of reliability and validity were identified through a comprehensive literature review. RESULTS: NOTSS was developed through robust item generation and reduction strategies. It was shown to have good content validity, acceptability, and feasibility. Inter-rater reliability increased with greater expertise and number of assessors. Studies demonstrated evidence of cross-sectional construct validity, in that the tool was able to differentiate known groups of varied non-technical skill levels. Evidence of longitudinal construct validity also existed to demonstrate that NOTSS detected changes in non-technical skills before and after targeted training. CONCLUSION: In populations and settings presented in our critical appraisal, NOTSS provided reliable and valid measurements of intraoperative non-technical skills of surgeons.

Original publication

DOI

10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.02.021

Type

Journal article

Journal

Am J Surg

Publication Date

11/2018

Volume

216

Pages

990 - 997

Keywords

Critical appraisal, Measurement property, Non-technical skill, Structured feedback, Surgeon evaluation, Educational Measurement, Humans, Reproducibility of Results, Surgeons