I' not sure of the difference between "technique" nad "procedure," though I am leaning toward "technique."

Examples:

Surgisis Gold Hernia Repair IFU
**Complete the standard surgical procedure**. 7. Discard any unused portions of the Umbilical Hernia. Graft **following standard technique** for disposal of ...
www.cookmedical.com/sur/content/mmedia/FP0053-01A.pdf -

Journal of Neuroscience Methods : Microbial origin of glutamate ...
The ground squirrels were fasted for at least 4 h before the surgical ..... Tissue **following standard technique** was cut to verify probe placement and was ...
linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0165027002001772
by F Zhou - 2002 - Cited by 8 - Related articles

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg -- Pectoralis Major Flap in ...
Complete healing of the reconstructed surgical defect with no flap loss was .... from an inferior to superior dissection **following standard technique**. ...
archotol.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/133/5/490

A Surgical Technique by Richard D. Ferkel, M.D. Arthroscopic Kirschner wire placement, cannulated screw .... sterilized **following standard technique**. ...
global.smith-nephew.com/us/showfile.xml?doc=V1-1030088F.pdf -

Non-infected, non-haematic fluid collections after endovenous ...
This intervention was performed **following standard technique** as reported ... in contrast to surgical stripping where wide ranges of postoperative infection ...
phleb.rsmjournals.com/cgi/content/full/23/1/47?maxtoshow=&HITS=25&hits=25&RESULTFORMAT=3&searchid...H

Retrievable cardiac balloon placement - US Patent 5792179 Description
Pulmonary artery banding is a surgical operation for the restriction of excessive .... vein and subsequently trans-septally **following standard technique**. ...
www.patentstorm.us/patents/5792179/description.html