Words similar to elective

Example sentences for: elective

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The nursing shortage in our ICU led to selecting the sicker admissions and decreasing the number of elective admissions.
The presence of the Factor V Leiden mutation and the deletion-deletion polymorphism of the angiotensin converting enzyme gene were determined for 38 patients who developed symptomatic pulmonary embolism (30 patients) or proximal deep venous thrombosis (8 patients) following elective total hip or knee arthroplasty at our institution between February of 1997 and July of 1999.
"Afford" makes clear that it's the government's money and that tax cuts are a secondary and purely elective consideration.
9% was admitted in elective states.
For veterans undergoing elective procedures, it may be that they lived far away from one of the 51 hospitals that performed CABS and/or PCI and elected to undergo procedures closer to their homes.