Sentence examples for major procedure from inspiring English sources

17 We requested all cases in major procedure groups defined by common procedural terminology codes within each of the eight surgical subspecialties (general, vascular, orthopaedic, thoracic, otolaryngology, urology, neurosurgery and plastic surgery) for the years 2002 2008.

Ptolemy's first major procedure is an attempt to open up his heart valves.

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.

True, some health insurers now provide their insured members with "cost estimates," by provider and by major procedure, of what the procedures rendered by a particular providers might cost patients out of pocket, but not full prices.

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.

Readmissions after major procedures are often related to procedural complications, 40 and higher volume centers produce fewer complications.

At times, they made nuanced decisions based on the magnitude of the problem, obtaining a second opinion just for truly major procedures.

But they are both optimists who warn against the "focusing illusion" — focusing on what will be lost after a colostomy, mastectomy, prostate surgery or other major procedures.

The variable Number of Major Procedures is constructed to include major diagnostic and major therapeutic procedures only.

A flow diagram summarizing the major procedures is shown in Fig. 1.