Table 4 Marginal rate of substitution (main analyses)

1) Patient experiences

18.6

(14.3–22.9)

77.3

(52.8–101.8)

… scored above average on patient experiences instead of a hospital that scored below average on patient experiences.

2) Clinical outcome indicator

38.6

(32.9–44.2)

… reported a 5% score on the ‘tumor-positive resection margin’ indicator instead of a hospital with a 20% score.

210.5

(140.8–280.2)

… reported a 0.4% score on the ‘per-operatively performed vitrectomy’ indicator instead of a hospital with a 1.7% score.

4) Travel distance

3.0

(1.1–4.9)

40.6

(25.9–55.3)

… was located 3 km away from their home instead of a hospital located 15 km away.

5) Recommendation

14.6

(10.5–18.7)

32.2

(22.7–41.7)

… was recommended by their GP instead of a hospital that was not recommended by anyone in particular.