The British journal of surgery
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Br J Surg
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Up to half of all surgical adverse events are due to non-technical errors, making non-technical skill assessment and improvement a priority. No specific tools are available to retrospectively identify non-technical errors that have occurred in surgical patient care. This original study aimed to develop and provide evidence of validity and inter-rater reliability for the System for Identification and Categorization of Non-technical Error in Surgical Settings (SICNESS). ⋯ The SICNESS is a reliable and valid tool, enabling retrospective identification and categorization of non-technical errors associated with death, occurring in real surgical patient interactions.