The phrase "a major procedure" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to an important or significant process, often in medical, technical, or organizational contexts.
Example: "The patient will undergo a major procedure to address the underlying health issue."
Alternatives: "a significant operation" or "a critical process."
The woman needs close hospital monitoring, the kind of monitoring that would be routine for any postoperative patient after a major procedure.
"As a practising surgeon, looking after cancer patients, it is very difficult to have to tell a patient who has prepared themselves for a major procedure that their operation has been cancelled for non-clinical reasons.
These may include minor procedures, such as a trigger point injection, or a major procedure, such as a spinal cord stimulator trial or even a disk procedure.
Re "Second Opinions, Through a Patient's Eye" (Essay, Feb. 12): As a cardiologist, I have always encouraged my patients to get a second opinion if they are contemplating a major procedure or if they are hesitant about a treatment plan that I have recommended.
Of those who participated, 49% reported that their incoming fellows could not independently perform a hysterectomy, 59% reported that they could not independently perform 30 min of a major procedure, 40% reported that they could not control bleeding, 40% reported that they could not recognize anatomy and tissue planes, and 58% reported that they could not dissect tissue planes.
Pancreatic resection is a major procedure in which complications are common.
Systematic lympadenectomy is a major surgical major procedure but this study provided evidence that it was feasible in the framework of a pragmatic multicentre randomised trial.
United Group, the health insurance manager that recently added Bangkok's Bumrungrad Hospital to its provider network, offers low-premium insurance called a Mini-Med plan that covers basic medical treatment but only a few major procedures.
The possibility of putting off an expensive surgery or other major procedure has now become a frequent topic of conversation with patients, said Dr. Ted Epperly, a family practice doctor in Boise, Idaho, who also serves as president of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Ptolemy's first major procedure is an attempt to open up his heart valves.
