Sentence examples for more invasive procedure from inspiring English sources
The union had long resisted blood testing — which has been considered a more invasive procedure than tests for other drugs, which rely on urine samples — under its former leader Gene Upshaw.
High-tech scans sometimes yield murky results, so patients have to get the more invasive procedure anyway.
It was decided not to explore the knee through a posterior approach to retrieve the meniscus in order to avoid the added morbidity of a more invasive procedure.
However, once ulnar abutment or impingement is present and potential for growth is over, a more invasive procedure is usually required.
When surgery is performed via median sternotomy, additional intercostal thoracotomy is often needed to view the inferior pulmonary vein, resulting in a more invasive procedure.
Because residual tumor was detected at the margin, we should have resected the pulmonary artery more proximally using extracorporeal circulation, but metastases to the contralateral lung were suspected and we did not want to perform a more invasive procedure that would not be curative.
If symptoms do not abate after a few weeks with rest, mobilisation and painkillers, more invasive procedures are contemplated.
Ms. Hoff said her sister fought hard to overcome the problems, but finally asked not to be put on a respirator again or subjected to more invasive procedures.
In part serving the new Bollywood residents, Iosis offers the usual massage options, as well as more invasive procedures like Botox injections and a treatment to reduce pigmentation.
The balloon may also be an option for extremely obese people who need to lose enough weight to be considered for more invasive procedures.
Dr. Rita Redberg, editor of Archives of Internal Medicine, a journal that has been publishing a series of papers on overtreatment, said the trend in medicine has been toward running more diagnostic tests and using more invasive procedures, even when tests may not be called for and equally effective, less invasive treatment alternatives may be less risky and less costly.
