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Table 1 The health states to be valued with UCs

From: Quality of life and health-related utility after trans-oral surgery for head and neck cancers

Health state ID

State label

SNOMED code(s)*

1

TLM / TORS and lymph node resection

10724008|Microsurgery|118438002|Trans-oral approach|

2

The same as above, but for a re-intervention

64695001|Repeat elective|10724008|Microsurgery|118438002|Trans-oral approach|

3

Radiotherapy (RT) after surgery

169351001|Radiotherapy: infuse head/neck|262061000|Postoperative|

4

Chemo-radiotherapy (CRT) after surgery

169400008|Chemo-radiotherapy: IV|262061000|Postoperative|

5

Tracheotomy long duration

48387007|Tracheotomy|

6

Gastrostomy

54956002|Gastrostomy

7

Pharyngo-cutaneous fistula

232413009|Pharyngocutaneous fistula|

8

Hospital re-admission for febrile neutropenia

409089005|Febrile neutropenia|

9

Esopharyngeal stenosis

232372008|Nasopharyngeal stenosis|

10

Osteo-radio-necrosis

109333005|Osteoradionecrosis|

11

Post-operative hemorrhages

110265006|Postoperative hemorrhage|

12

Remission after TORS/TLM

277022003|Remission|10724008|Microsurgery|118438002|Trans-oral approach|

13

Remission after TORS/TLM + adjuvant

277022003|Remission|10724008|Microsurgery|118438002|Trans-oral approach|169400008|Chemo-radiotherapy: IV|

14

Local recurrence (intervention needed)

25173007|Recurrent tumor|255470001|Local|64695001|Repeat elective|

15

Local recurrence (RT or CRT needed)

25173007|Recurrent tumor|255470001|Local|169400008|Chemo-radiotherapy: IV|

16

Regional recurrence

25173007|Recurrent tumor|410674003|Regional

17

Distant recurrence

25173007|Recurrent tumor|261007001|Distant

18

18- Palliative care

103735009|Palliative care|

  1. *Post-coordination[30] has been used for states that are not natively covered in SNOMED