The phrase "as a primary procedure" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the main or most important method or process in a particular context, such as in medical, technical, or procedural writing.
Example: "The surgeon decided to perform the operation as a primary procedure to ensure the best outcome for the patient."
Alternatives: "as the main procedure" or "as the principal method".
In traumatic defects, flaps were done as a primary procedure in 19 (31.15 %) cases after obtaining a healthy milieu after debridement and were done as a secondary procedure in 42 (68.85 %) cases.
To determine the efficacy of lacrimal balloon catheter dilatation in treating congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNLDO) as a primary procedure in children more than 18 months of age and in children who have failed lacrimal probing or silicone intubation.
This study evaluates outcomes of all patients with PHF treated with RTSA as a primary procedure for acute PHF, a delayed primary procedure for symptomatic PHF malunion or nonunion, a revision procedure for failed PHF hemiarthroplasty (HA), or a revision procedure for failed open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF).
Thirteen patients underwent internal hemipelvectomy and nine patients external hemipelvectomy as a primary procedure.
Conversely, other surgeons prefer adjunctive buckling in as a primary procedure aiming to reduce the failure rate.
Therefore, in selected cases, surgical intervention may need to be considered as a primary procedure to lower the IOP [ 6].
A primary procedure (as defined by the OPCS Classification of Interventions and Procedures version 4 (NHS Connecting for Health, 2009) was sought for every individual identified in HES.
Needle-localised open breast biopsy was performed as a primary diagnostic procedure as well as a secondary diagnostic procedure for confirmation after FNA or core biopsy.
Twenty subjects had in-office BSD as a primary ESS procedure, and 46% (17/37) were revisions of prior conventional ESS.
Though initially labeled as alternative or salvage therapy to be attempted after all other therapies have been maximized, there have been some cases where LITT has been used as a primary debulking procedure on the basis of surgical inaccessibility, including at least one patient with glioblastoma [ 9].
A microsurgical technique as the primary procedure, such as an isolated laminotomy or microdiscectomy.
