Table 2.

Application of the ANTS system by study design

Study design	Application of the ANTS system	Comment
Quantitative (n=42)	Data collection: 42 (100%)	The system was used to evaluate the performance.
Qualitative (n=4)	Data analysis: 2 (50%)	The system was used as a base to analyse the NTS of the ICU and medical curricula.
	Data reporting: 1 (25%)	Observations and in-depth interviews to understand practice of ANTS in Rwanda.
	Data collection & data reporting: 1 (25%)	The categories of ANTS as starting points for discussions about each category.
Mixed (n=8)	Data collection: 5 (62.5%)	The system was used to evaluate the performance.
	Data reporting: 1 (12.5%)	NTS framework was adapted to the critical care air ambulance setting using the ANTS system as the foundation.
	Data collection & data analysis: 2 (25%)	The system was used to evaluate the performance and analyse the results.

ANTS, Anaesthetists’ Non-Technical Skills; ICU, intensive care unit; NTS, non-technical skills.