elective surgery

collocation in English

meaningsofelectiveandsurgery

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elective
adjective
uk
/iˈlek.tɪv/us
/iˈlek.tɪv/
(of a medical treatment) done at a time chosen by the patient, rather than ...
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surgery
noun
uk
/ˈsɜː.dʒər.i/us
/ˈsɝː.dʒər.i/
the treatment of injuries or diseases in people or animals by cutting open the body and removing or repairing the ...
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(Definition ofelectiveandsurgeryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Five of these patients underwentelectivesurgery.
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Prioritizing patients forelectivesurgery18.
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The first technology assessment addressed preoperative testing inelectivesurgery.
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Patients needingelectivesurgeryare placed on a waiting list.
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There is noelectivesurgery.
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Eight children were sent forelectivesurgerywhen coil occlusion was not possible or had failed.
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The first technology assessment addressed preoperative testing inelectivesurgery(12).
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Major predictors warrant intensive management that may result in delay or even cancellation ofelectivesurgery.
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In two patients a large elastic duct was closed byelectivesurgeryafter coil retrieval.
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Psychological stress, ego defenses, and cortisol production in children hospitalized forelectivesurgery.
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We selectedelectivesurgerybecause it would also affect the fundholder budgets that are used to purchaseelectivesurgery.
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Second, there was a positive operative mortality for both emergency andelectivesurgerypatients (38% and 4%, respectively).
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An increase in the role for private providers was seen only in the area ofelectivesurgery.
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The patient perspective is particularly important in cases ofelectivesurgeryfor conditions that directly affect quality of life.
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This proved successful in four, but in two patients, the second dilation failed, and they were referred forelectivesurgery.
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Certainly early diagnosis andelectivesurgerycan prevent other late complications such as pneumothorax and pulmonary hypertension.
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This is notelectivesurgery; this is chronic disease management.
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I read about waiting lists forelectivesurgery.
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He said that it was impossible to planelectivesurgery.
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Of course,electivesurgeryhas always been a risky process.
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Secondly, some of the cancelledelectivesurgerywas cancer surgery.
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Some are having to cancel routineelectivesurgery.
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Then there is the issue ofelectivesurgery.
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There has been an increase inelectivesurgeryand something like half of allelectivesurgerynow takes place in day-care units.
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