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Meanings of elective surgery in English

Surgical procedure that is planned in advance.

Usage of elective surgery in English
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Methods: Thirty-seven patients scheduled for elective surgery took part in the study.
Pubmed
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The remaining seven patients were admitted to our department for elective surgery.
Pubmed
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Outside of battlefields and elective surgery, that kind of thing just doesn't-
Woken furies
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Non urgent inpatient elective surgery has been deferred at Waterford Regional Hospital.
The Irish Times
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Background: One of the main problems of elective surgery is the cosmetic result.
Pubmed
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Forty-two patients underwent elective surgery for retained CBDS after ES without any mortality.
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Background: Tranexamic acid can reduce bleeding in patients undergoing elective surgery.
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Hospitals have cancelled outpatient appointments and elective surgery planned for tomorrow.
The Irish Times
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It was a little too early to get elective surgery going again, though.
Radio NZ
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Patients: One hundred consecutive subjects undergoing elective surgery for colorectal cancer.
Pubmed
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Dr Bloomfield said some elective surgery was already being postponed to allow staff training.
Radio NZ
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You should stop taking tricyclics for as long as possible before having elective surgery.
Prescription alternatives: hundreds of safe, natural, prescripti...
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Yet the potential impact of suspending elective surgery on ICU bed capacity is unclear.
Pubmed
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Waiting lists for elective surgery or OPD appointments seem to stretch beyond reasonable limits.
The Irish Times
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Only the most urgent elective surgery patients will be treated.
News.com.au
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Purely as elective surgery, not because there's any medical complication that calls for it.
Flesh and bone: a body farm novel
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