Sentences with phrase «of elective procedures»

Vision insurance also won't cover the full cost of elective procedures like LASIK and PRK, though depending on the plan, you could get partial coverage.

Tail docking, ear cropping, de-barking and declawing are strongly opposed as the risk of these elective procedures can lead to infection, ongoing pain and suffering, and even death.

Not exact matches

And you will likely have additional health - care expenses as you age: the cost of home care, physiotherapy, elective medical procedures and some prescription drugs may have to come out of your own pocket.

However, the last time that the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees walked out for a one - day strike in November 2013, UC San Diego Medical Center and Thornton Hospital, now called Jacob's Medical Center, moved 171 medical procedures, including 100 elective surgeries, to different days as a reported 840 employees picketed near both facilities.

While C - sections can be a necessary and sometimes life - saving procedure for mothers and babies, the wide use of them as an elective is of concern to some health organizations.

ACOG's Ethics Committee, which produced the opinion, says that the burden of proof should fall on those who advocate for a change in policy in support of elective cesarean delivery (which replaces a natural process — vaginal delivery — with a major surgical procedure).

Thus the decision on whether to perform an elective cesarean delivery (also known as «patient choice cesarean» or «cesarean on demand») will come down to a number of ethical factors including the patient's concerns and the physician's understanding of the procedure's risks and benefits.

There are lots of elective surgical procedures that people do for convenience or comfort, for example knee replacements, hernia repairs (granted, some of those are emergent, but some are not), vasectomies, tubal ligations, etc..

I think your concern is completely appropriate because I don't think it will help a woman who is choosing an elective c - section (though she certainly has that right) to feel even better about it because there is an emphasis on how mother - friendly aspect of the procedure.

When parents choose to terminate a pregnancy because of severe medical conditions in the baby, the medical procedure is technically a second - trimester abortion or a «late - term» abortion — and it is technically elective because parents can choose whether to let nature take its course or to end the pregnancy.

Women who will undergo elective cesarean birth are advised to fast from solids for 6 to 8 hours, and before surgical procedures aspiration prophylaxis to reduce acidity of gastric contents is recommended.

As we've reported before, the US c - section rate is 31.8 %, half of those being elective procedures, and that rate continues to rise.

«The focus on reducing waiting times for elective procedures has resulted in a large group, of mostly elderly patients, becoming seriously under prioritised to the point of neglect in the some NHS hospitals.

Patients must be able to start screening within 25 days of their injury, and participate in an elective surgical procedure to inject AST - OPC1 14 to 30 days following injury.

She also compared the properties of adipose tissue with leaner subjects who had undergone elective surgical procedures.

«Because bilateral mastectomy is an elective procedure for unilateral breast cancer [in one breast] and may have detrimental effects in terms of complications and associated costs as well as body image and sexual function, a better understanding of its use and outcomes is crucial to improving cancer care,» according to background information in the article.

In new findings published online in the journal Annals of Surgery on December 19, 2014, researchers determined the hospital costs and risk of death for emergency surgery and compared it to the same operation when performed in a planned, elective manner for three common surgical procedures: abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, coronary artery bypass graft and colon resection.

Three weeks before scheduled elective procedures, one group of patients received the smoking cessation program.

To obtain a broad sample of patients undergoing non-cardiac inpatient procedures, such as hip or knee replacements, researchers examined elective, urgent and emergency surgeries as well as procedures performed during the day, at night, on weekdays and on weekends.

Patients who received NSAIDs were younger, had lower levels of co-exiting illnesses, a lower cardiac risk index and had elective procedures more frequently than those patients who did not receive NSAIDs.

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If we knew what was looming, we'd avoid certain choices, select option B instead of A at the fork in the road: the job, the marriage, the move to a new state, childbirth, the first drink, the elective medical procedure, that long - anticipated ski trip that seemed like such fun until the dark rumble of the avalanche.

Dental work is so expensive, and folks who do not have the benefit of dental insurance are often forced to forego needed procedures and elective dental...

And you will likely have additional health - care expenses as you age: the cost of home care, physiotherapy, elective medical procedures and some prescription drugs may have to come out of your own pocket.

Elective procedures are not necessary to keep you alive, but they can be very important for your emotional health and quality of life.

Even if the procedure is elective, you still may find yourself shocked by the final bill or be unprepared to cover the costs of the procedure in a timely fashion.

Calling for all pets to be sterilized seems like an elegant solution to a perceived problem of overpopulation; few lawmakers are even aware of the veterinary community's concerns about mandating elective surgical procedures in younger animals.

Elective: Non-emergency pet surgical procedures, such as spays or neuters, are recommended by our veterinarians to help reduce the risk of future health and lifestyle problems.

Our state - of - the - art surgical suite provides for the performance of a wide variety of surgical procedures, including elective procedures (spay, neuter, declaw), major abdominal surgery, tumor removals, and cruciate ligament repair.

Before taking your animal in for an elective procedure such as tail docking or ear cropping, it is important to talk with your veterinarian about the risks of each medical procedure.

- Pet dentistry should not be an elective procedure, rather a required component of routine preventative care similar to annual vaccinations, intestinal parasite, and heartworm testing, and nutritional counseling.

In addition to the «elective» surgical procedures detailed, Dundee Animal Hospital offers our clients a wide range of advanced surgical services.

The unit offers specialized surgical management of skin and organ diseases (orthopedic and neurological diseases are managed by other services), In addition, specialists primarily manage and supervise elective surgical procedures performed by senior students, interns, and residents.

That may only be possible with elective types of surgery, such as spays, neuters, orthopedic procedures or mass removals.

Most European countries see less than 10 % of their dogs speutered, and Norwegian law bans routine speutering (along with other elective procedures).

Our hospital includes a state - of - the - art surgical suite and advanced surgical equipment that enable us to perform a wide range of surgical procedures including elective surgery, orthopedic surgery, soft tissue surgery and corrective ophthalmic surgery.

Our animal hospital includes a state - of - the - art surgical suite and advanced surgical equipment that enable us to perform a wide range of surgical procedures including elective surgery, orthopedic and soft tissue surgery.

Proof of current Rabies vaccine is required for all elective procedures (spay, neuter, cat front declaw).

All elective procedures performed on cats over 8 years of age were declaws.

At Hollywood Hill Animal Hospital, we offer a range of elective and non-elective anesthetic procedures including:

CFA perceives the declawing of cats (onychectomy) and the severing of digital tendons (tendonectomy) to be elective surgical procedures which are without benefit to the cat.

Declawing cats is one of the most common elective veterinary procedures performed in the United States.

Most instances will be for no more than 30 days and will not provide for multiple instances of treatment or elective procedures.

Our hospital offers many General Surgery Services that include a variety of common and elective procedures performed under general anesthesia.

There are many other surgeries performed by our doctors at NVH such as most elective soft - tissue surgical procedures, many orthopedic procedures, as well as some specialty - type surgeries such as the correction of an elongated soft palate or anal gland removal.

The American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) has revised its previous 2015 position statement on declawing to strongly OPPOSE DECLAWING CATS as an elective procedure.

In the event that your animal requires an elective interventional procedure, the rationale, logistics, and risks associated with the procedure will be discussed at this time, and the procedure can often be scheduled either at the time of discharge or within 24 hours of discharge.

In addition to elective spay and neuter surgery, we offer a variety of soft tissue, orthopaedic and emergency surgical procedures.

The AVMA has condemned the declawing of captive exotic and wild indigenous cats because of concerns that the pain and suffering associated with declawing may be exacerbated in these populations (6) and has also stated that «pain management is necessary (not elective) and required» for declawing of domestic cats, (7) implying that the procedure causes pain and suffering in domestic cats also.

The pre-existing condition limitation does not apply to the emergency medical evacuation or return of remains coverage; any amount paid or payable under any worker's compensation, disability benefit or similar law; a loss or damage caused by detention, confiscation or destruction by customs; elective treatment and procedures; medical treatment during or arising from a trip undertaken for the purpose or intent of securing medical treatment; an assessment from a legally qualified physician advising you in writing that you, a traveling companion, family member or business partner booked to travel with you are not medically fit to travel, as defined in the plan documents, at the time of purchase of coverage for a trip.