Table 1

Treatment choices for the 137 patient cases of each of the four surgeons and of all surgeons together and the calculated optimal treatments of the maximised life expectancy model (I) and adjusted life expectancy model (II) in percentages

Model IModel II
SurgeonTreatmentSurgeryWaitingSurgeryWaiting Total
Waiting = watchful waiting.
1Surgery621471663
Waiting231413637
2Surgery755483280
Waiting101002020
3Surgery695482573
Waiting161002727
4Surgery702492372
Waiting151302828
All surgeonsSurgery693482472
Waiting16120.42828
Total85154951