"The lead surgeon for this operation was Dr. Wu Ting from City First Hospital, and he designed the entire surgical plan."
Jiang Feng sounded a little incredulous himself as he explained.
"City First Hospital, Dr. Wu?"
Cai Dongbao and Dean Wang were both puzzled.
Only then did Jin Yu step forward, looking triumphant. "I was the one who invited Dr. Wu. Originally, I had planned to wait for Director Jiang to arrive so we could hold a consultation and discuss a plan together. I never expected Dr. Wu to give such a pleasant surprise. After reviewing the patient’s condition, he imdiately ca up with the optimal treatnt plan."
"So, after obtaining the consent of the patient and his family, we began the surgery within the optimal treatnt window. Fortunately, the surgery was a complete success."
Hearing Jin Yu’s explanation, everyone’s eyes turned to the unassuming young doctor, Wu Ting.
"Dr. Wu, I never imagined soone so young could possess such incredible dical skills. I am so, so grateful to you."
Cai Dongbei thanked him sincerely. After all, Wu Ting had saved his son’s future.
Cai Dongbao also gave Wu Ting a surprised look, his mind already turning. ’It just so happens that *Path to Health* is planning to invite an expert from City First Hospital. When the ti cos, I should have a good chat with Director Huo about Wu Ting.’
’Besides his dical skills, Wu Ting’s good looks were also a major plus. If marketed properly, he could beco a huge draw for the show.’
Of course, there was no rush to make specific arrangents. Cai Dongbao had sothing more important to attend to in the coming days.
Besides getting *Path to Health* off the ground, he was also producing a docuntary about Fan City’s urban developnt and industrial reforms. With the current focus on ecology and environntal protection, they were investigating and docunting so of the city’s aging factories.
A few days ago, the director of the film crew had reported to him that the chemical plant for the next shoot had many safety hazards, especially regarding fire safety. They had even received several complaints in the past.
Since the film crew was preparing to go shoot, Cai Dongbao needed to hold a eting with them to emphasize the importance of their thods and, above all, their safety.
With so much on his mind, Cai Dongbao didn’t imdiately bring up *Path to Health* with Wu Ting. He simply expressed his gratitude as the patient’s great-uncle.
"Thank you, Dr. Wu. Thank you."
Cai Dongbao extended his hand to shake Wu Ting’s.
Dean Wang naturally expressed his thanks as well, thinking to himself with a sigh, ’City First Hospital is truly full of hidden talents.’
After another round of pleasantries, everyone prepared to go their separate ways.
Before leaving, Jiang Feng swallowed his pride and asked, "Director Jin, would it be possible to get a copy of the recording of Dr. Wu’s surgery? I’d like to take it back for the doctors in my departnt to study."
Jin Yu deferred to Wu Ting, who naturally agreed. It was an opportunity to boost his reputation and influence, so why not?
’Who knows,’ he thought, ’these recordings might help make new friends in the dical field, or even lead to more surgical opportunities.’
"Dr. Wu, our dean just ntioned that he’d like to share the video of your surgery with the doctors in our hospital’s relevant departnts for them to observe. If you have ti, you should co over for an exchange of ideas."
Jin Yu extended the invitation, and Wu Ting gladly accepted.
"It would be my honor to learn and exchange ideas with my peers."
The senior doctors present were all deeply impressed by Wu Ting’s open, humble, and low-key attitude.
His task complete, Wu Ting headed straight back to City First Hospital.
The next few days passed as usual, with Wu Ting continuing his observations and making his rounds.
On Wednesday, Cheng Feng, sporting dark circles under his eyes, submitted the revised case file to Wu Ting.
"Brother Ting, I finished the task ahead of schedule! Take a look, and if everything’s okay, you can submit it to Director Huo."
Wu Ting was surprised by Cheng Feng’s diligence. ’As expected of a top student,’ he thought. ’Such dedication and self-discipline.’
"Alright, thanks a lot."
"Brother Ting, don’t be a stranger. Just treat to a great al after it gets approved, and we’ll be even."
"I have to scrub in for a surgery soon, so I’ve got to go."
After saying goodbye to Cheng Feng, Wu Ting began to look over the case file he had written. Sure enough, it was far superior to his own work in terms of formatting and detail. After a quick review revealed no issues, Wu Ting submitted it directly to Director Huo.
It wasn’t long after he sent the file that Director Huo replied, saying it was very well done.
Director Huo was also very pleased with Wu Ting and Cheng Feng’s dedicated teamwork.
After the preliminary selection, the three cases chosen from the Ergency Departnt were announced:
The first case was Wu Ting’s: the "Combined Traditional Chinese dicine and Western dicine Treatnt for Tracheotomy." It was a joint submission with the National dical Departnt and was praised for its originality and potential for widespread application.
The second case was from Jiang Ming: a rare case of appendicitis complicated by an internal hernia (a soappendix slit hernia). It was a classic case, and the surgery was perford jointly with doctors from the General Surgery departnt, making it highly representative.
The third case, submitted by another associate chief physician from the internal dicine group, was a rare case of Kimura’s disease. Also known as eosinophilic hyperplastic lymphogranuloma, it is a benign chronic inflammatory disease of the immune system with an unknown cause.
The disease was first discovered by a Japanese dical scientist nad Kimura, and Kimura’s disease was nad after him; it is also known as KD. It is not contagious and is clinically rare. Currently, docunted cases are seen more frequently in males from Jinzhou, with the age of onset typically between 20 and 40.
In selecting these three cases, Director Huo naturally considered not only the rits of the cases themselves but also the various dical groups and teams within the departnt. After all, Wu Ting was still a newcor; it was impossible to give him two slots.
The good news, however, was that the case study for Officer Liu’s severed limb reattachnt surgery, which Wu Ting had perford, was submitted by Lu Xiong on behalf of the Orthopedics Departnt.
As the central figure in that surgery, Wu Ting was also listed as a collaborating physician from the Ergency Departnt.
Without a doubt, Wu Ting was the big winner in this preliminary round of the provincial case competition!
Looking at the final list of cases selected by the hospital, Wu Ting was filled with a multitude of emotions.
’dicine really is a profound and boundless field, full of all kinds of strange diseases and patients.’
It was no wonder a heavyweight in the dical field had once lanted sothing.
It concerned a misconception held by both doctors and patients. Doctors say, "If you’re sick, you need treatnt." Patients say, "Sicknesses are things that are cured."
That’s wrong!
Of human diseases, one-third get better without treatnt, one-third get better with treatnt, and one-third don’t get better even with treatnt.
Take the common cold, for example. Do we cure it? Every cold gets better even without treatnt.
There are 7,000 rare diseases in humans for which there is still no cure; the only option is terminating a pregnancy. For example, tumors account for a quarter of all human deaths, and for many, treatnt is worse than no treatnt. Then there’s ALS... It’s a harsh, helpless reality.
However, Wu Ting believed that dicine would inevitably continue to advance, and all kinds of complex and difficult diseases would be conquered in the near future.
After the preliminary round of the provincial case competition was over, Wu Ting returned to his daily work.
And Qin Donglai was ready to give Wu Ting a brand new opportunity.
"Wu Ting, there are two appendectomies tomorrow morning. I’ll demonstrate one, and you can try to take the lead on the other!"
An appendectomy!
Wu Ting couldn’t help but feel a thrill of excitent. This was a true rite of passage for a surgeon, the surgery that would mark the official launch of his surgical career.
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