The phrase "elective changes" is correct and usable in written English.
It typically refers to changes that are optional or chosen by an individual or group, rather than being required or mandated. You can use it when discussing any situation where changes are being made by choice rather than necessity. Example: "The company announced a series of elective changes to their benefits package, allowing employees to choose from a variety of healthcare options."
The most common reasons for treatment discontinuation were lack of efficacy (65 patients, 13.6%), safety (81 patients, 16.9%), and elective change (38 patients, 7.9%).
The major reasons for infliximab discontinuation included lack of efficacy (104 patients), adverse events (107 patients) and elective change of therapy (70 patients).
Elective circuit changes were performed if significant trends in fibrinogen decline and D-dimer elevation were observed.
There was a higher incidence of circuit disconnection due to clotting of the circuit in the heparin group (51% versus 24% in the citrate group) and more elective filter changes in the citrate group (30% versus 9% in the heparin group, P = 0.01).
Elective courses change from year to year, depending on students' interest.
To create, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of a pharmacy leadership elective to change perceptions of personal leadership abilities for third-year pharmacy students.
Reasons for terminating the therapy were 13 filter clottings, 12 interruption for CT scan, operating room or discharge, two catheters dysfunctions, two technical problems and one elective filter change (>72 h).
The percentage of elective SET changed significantly in 2006/2007.
The statement sharply illustrates the unconscious professional lens through which students view clinical encounters, particularly in later years, and contrasts with the earlier comment by the student whose elective experience changed her "perspective".
Patients undergoing one of the following procedures were excluded: peripheral vascular intervention or endovascular aortic repair (EVAR), cerebral interventions, non-elective interventions, change of drainage catheter or contrast injection through a drainage catheter, combined surgical and IR procedure, ultrasound-guided biopsy, or bone biopsy (see Fig. 1).
