Table 2

Overview of the data in the surgical prioritisation framework

Surgical procedure	Surgical specialty	Operating time (min)	Utility pre-surgery	Utility post-surgery	Δ Utility	Cost per week (€)	NML per week (€)	NML by operating time (€)	References Operating time	References Resource use	References Quality of life
Inguinal hernia repair	General surgery	54	0.78	0.88	0.1	€0	−€38	−€0.7	22	23 24	25
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy	General surgery	71	0.73	0.87	0.14	€31	−€85	−€1.2	26	27–31	32 33
laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass	General surgery	82	0.75	0.87	0.12	€31	−€77	−€ .9	26	27–31	32 33
Partial colectomy—non-acute Crohn’s disease	Gastrointestinal surgery	180	0.75	0.95	0.2	€17	−€94	−€0.5	34	35–38	39–41
Partial colectomy—ulcerative colitis	Gastrointestinal surgery	180	0.84	0.96	0.12	€16	−€62	−€0.3	34	35–38	39–41
Sphincteroplasty	Gastrointestinal surgery	180	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	42	n.a.	n.a.
Total hip replacement	Orthopaedic surgery	150	0.52	0.79	0.27	€10	−€114	−€0.8	Expert opinion	43 44	45–48
Total knee replacement	Orthopaedic surgery	106	0.51	0.73	0.22	€ 0	−€95	−€0.9	49	44 50	51
Total shoulder replacement	Orthopaedic surgery	181	0.66	0.89	0.22	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	52 53	54	55
Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy	Orthopaedic surgery	50	0.75	0.8	0.05	−€2	−€18	−€0.3	Expert opinion	56	56
Septoplasty	Otorhinolaryngology	61	0.83	0.89	0.06	−€1	−€22	−€0.4	57	58	58
Male sling procedure	Urology	59	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	59	n.a.	n.a.
Tension-free vaginal tape procedure	Urology	56	0.78	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	60	n.a.	60