Table 4.

Patients’ ranks and utility scores of hypothetical surgical treatments for esophageal cancer scenarios

	In-hospital mortality (%)	Persistent GI symptoms (%)	5-year survival (%)	Morbidity (%)	Hospital volume	Utility score	Difference in utility score compared to base case	Rank
Base case	5	40	35	40	Medium	0.67	0.00	13
One level improvement
Scenario 1	2	40	35	40	Medium	1.90	1.23	10
Scenario 2	5	10	35	40	Medium	3.00	2.33	5
Scenario 3	5	40	50	40	Medium	4.34	3.67	3
Scenario 4	5	40	35	20	Medium	2.13	1.46	8
Scenario 5	5	40	35	40	High	1.47	0.80	12
One level worsening
Scenario 6	10	40	35	40	Medium	−1.07	−1.74	17
Scenario 7	5	80	35	40	Medium	−2.08	−2.75	18
Scenario 8	5	40	20	40	Medium	−2.72	−3.39	20
Scenario 9	5	40	35	60	Medium	−0.49	−1.16	15
Scenario 10	5	40	35	40	Low	−0.31	−0.98	14
Mixed level change
Scenario 11	2	10	50	20	High	9.73	9.06	1
Scenario 12	10	10	50	20	High	6.71	6.04	2
Scenario 13	2	10	35	40	Medium	4.07	3.40	4
Scenario 14	5	80	50	20	Medium	2.89	2.22	6
Scenario 15	10	10	50	60	Low	2.21	1.54	7
Scenario 16	2	40	35	20	Low	2.08	1.41	9
Scenario 17	5	40	50	60	High	1.49	0.82	11
Scenario 18	5	40	20	20	High	−0.62	−1.29	16
Scenario 19	10	10	20	40	Medium	−2.37	−3.04	19
Scenario 20	10	80	20	60	Low	−9.99	−10.66	21

Bold values highlight the change in attribute levels compared to the base case scenario