Table 3 The 20 domains with the greatest difference between mean outcome and information scores in round 2
Domain name | Category | Mean outcome score | Mean information score | Difference in mean | 95 % CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lymph node harvest | Operation and hospital stay | 7.79 | 4.40 | 3.36 | 2.75 to 3.97 |
Long-term survival | Survival/recurrence | 7.91 | 5.42 | 2.45 | 1.94 to 2.96 |
Unplanned re-admission | Operation and hospital stay | 7.82 | 5.37 | 2.41 | 1.87 to 2.96 |
Disease-free interval | Survival/recurrence | 7.57 | 5.13 | 2.39 | 1.84 to 2.95 |
Local recurrence | Survival/recurrence | 8.04 | 6.13 | 1.90 | 1.40 to 2.40 |
Recurrence | Survival/recurrence | 8.08 | 6.23 | 1.86 | 1.34 to 2.38 |
Length of hospital stay | Operation and hospital stay | 7.51 | 5.63 | 1.86 | 1.33 to 2.38 |
Distant recurrence | Survival/recurrence | 8.03 | 6.31 | 1.70 | 1.18 to 2.23 |
Length of bowel removed | Operation and hospital stay | 4.88 | 3.29 | 1.60 | 1.00 to 2.20 |
Length of time after surgery until the bowels open | Operation and hospital stay | 5.77 | 4.36 | 1.43 | 0.93 to 1.93 |
Non-progression | Operation and hospital stay | 8.03 | 6.57 | 1.43 | 0.93 to 1.93 |
Resection margins | Operation and hospital stay | 8.70 | 7.36 | 1.33 | 0.91 to 1.75 |
Reoperation | Operation and hospital stay | 8.08 | 7.01 | 1.04 | 0.63 to 1.46 |
Length of time after surgery to start eating and drinking | Operation and hospital stay | 6.25 | 5.47 | 0.80 | 0.33 to 1.27 |
Overall quality of life | Quality of life | 6.61 | 5.97 | 0.66 | 0.30 to 1.02 |
Operative blood loss | Generic complications | 6.32 | 5.73 | 0.61 | 0.12 to 1.09 |
Operative mortality | Operation and hospital stay | 8.69 | 8.11 | 0.57 | 0.20 to 0.95 |
Overall health | Quality of life | 5.78 | 5.37 | 0.43 | 0.02 to 0.84 |
General pain | Symptoms | 6.04 | 5.89 | 0.17 | −0.22 to 0.55 |
Conversion to open operation | Operation and hospital stay | 7.67 | 7.61 | 0.07 | −0.16 to 0.31 |