Table 2

Proportions of consultants with mean outcomes more than three SDs different than expected

Procedure and outcomeNumber (%) of consultants
Better than expectedAs expectedWorse than expected
Hip replacement
 Oxford Hip Score10 (1.1)915 (96.5)23 (2.4)
 EQ-5D7 (0.7)930 (98.1)11 (1.2)
 Complications8 (0.8)923 (97.4)17 (1.8)
Knee replacement
 Oxford Knee Score12 (1.1)1104 (97.7)14 (1.2)
 EQ-5D6 (0.5)1113 (98.5)11 (1.0)
 Complications9 (0.8)1114 (98.4)7 (0.6)
Hernia repair
 EQ-5D0 (0.0)972 (99.8)2 (0.2)
 Complications2 (0.2)971 (99.7)1 (0.2)