Table 4.

Interpersonal and Cognitive Assessment for Robotic Surgery (ICARS) expert rating metrics [22].

NTS Category	NTS Group	NTS
Interpersonal skills	Communication and teamwork	Effective verbal communication
		Appropriate interaction with bedside surgeon
		Appropriate interaction with operating room staff
		Engages/initiates in confirmatory feedback with OR staff
	Leadership	Appropriate and polite instructions
		Effective workload management
		Coordination of the team from the console
		Coordination of the team at the bedside
		Delegating tasks to team members
		Maintenance of professional standards
Cognitive skills	Decision making	Appropriate decision making in case of equipment failure
		Appropriate decision making at the bedside
		Quick diagnosis of unexpected patient events
		Quick decision making in case of emergency
		Generation, selection and implementation of solutions
		Outcome review of decision
	Situation awareness	Awareness of patient status
		Ability to deal with patient at the bedside
		Ability of quick adaptation to problems
		Anticipation of potential problems
		Role awareness of surrounding team members at the console
Personal resource skills	Cope with stress and distractors	Understands personal limitations and asks for help
		(if necessary)
		Identification of stressor
		Maintenance of cognitive skills
		Maintenance of technical skills
		Professional and appropriate choice of resolution