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. 2012 Dec;83(12):1478–1483. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2012.04.015

Table 2.

OSCAR descriptive statistics (median/range) across behaviours, subgroups, and assessors; with significance of difference (p) between the two sets of ratings.

Behaviour/Skill Anaesthetists
Physicians
Nurses
Assessor
Significance
Assessor
Significance
Assessor
Significance
1 2 1 2 1 2
Communication 4 (3–6) 4 (3–6) 0.53 5 (3–6) 5 (3–6) 1.00 4 (3–5) 4 (3–5) 0.48
Co-operation 4 (3–6) 4 (3–5) 0.03 5 (3–6) 5 (3–6) 0.71 4 (3–5) 4 (3–5) 0.48
Co-ordination 4 (3–5) 4 (3–5) 0.48 5 (3–6) 5 (3–6) 0.18 4.50 (3–6) 4 (3–5) 0.03
Leadership 4 (3–6) 4 (3–6) 0.11 5 (3–6) 5 (3–6) 0.18 4 (3–5) 4 (3–5) 0.16
Monitoring 4 (3–6) 4 (3–6) 0.76 5 (3–6) 5 (3–6) 0.26 4 (3–5) 4 (2–5) 0.01
Decision-making 5 (3–6) 4 (3–6) 0.25 5 (3–6) 5 (3–6) 0.32 4 (3–5) 3 (3–5) 0.005

Assessor 1 = anaesthetist, assessor 2 = resuscitation officer.