Shilei need not explain clearly for now. In the future, there will be surgeons who will talk to the family before surgery, and the ergency surgery colleague coming over for the shift change. He walked over to hand over the shift.
The old lady’s daughter panicked like an ant on a hot pan, feeling that the doctor stopped his explanation halfway and left her heart hanging. So she turned around, saw Xie Wanying, and imdiately rushed over to grab her clothes: "Doctor, please help ."
The senior staff have already taken over, and the patient will not have major issues. Xie Wanying reassured the family: "Communicate well with the doctors, and you can clarify any questions you have. The doctors here are very good and will not refuse to answer your questions."
"He ntioned sothing IA—" The doctor’s words were so fast that the old lady’s daughter could only rember the first two letters.
"It’s IABP, Intra-aortic Balloon Pump. Since grandma’s heart is showing so functional limitations and her left ventricle may be failing, it lacks the motive power to contract and expand. This situation might be temporary, so there’s no need to rush into a major surgical operation to install an assistive device. We can first try an interventional procedure, the IABP, by placing a balloon inside the patient’s body connected to a machine. The surgical opening is small with minimal trauma, and it helps to compensate for the inadequacy of the patient’s heart function by increasing the body’s blood perfusion, thus correcting grandma’s state of shock. Once she gets through the toughest period, the device can be removed." Xie Wanying explained to the patient’s family, eventually realizing that the principle might still be too complicated for them, so she simply used an analogy, "It’s like temporarily one of the heart’s legs is injured and can’t walk, so it needs a crutch. When it’s almost healed, it can walk on its own, and the crutch is removed."
A good analogy is the best choice. The old lady’s daughter finally understood the doctor’s words, realized with clarity and her heart was at ease. The doctor just needed to give her mom a crutch that could be removed later, and she was more than willing to have this excellent procedure perford for her mom.
As the patient’s family went to pay the fees, Xie Wanying heard Senior Brother Shim chuckle behind the curtain. Apparently, her orthopedic analogy brought a smile to the specialized doctor. Xie Wanying felt slightly embarrassed.
Shim Youhuan didn’t plan to criticize her or say she was wrong, as long as the family understood, it didn’t matter what the doctor said. After all, she didn’t make any significant mistakes. He just found this little junior sister’s manner of speaking quite endearing.
After checking on Xiao Shugang’s condition, Shim Youhuan called her: "Let’s go, Yingying, ti for dinner."
Entrusting the nurses to order dinner for her cousin and his wife, Xie Wanying turned and followed Senior Brother Shim to go to the doctor’s office to discuss her cousin’s condition.
The group proceeded to the interventional surgery room. An urgent surgery was about to take place again, so the doctors decided to have dinner and discuss the dical case right there, eliminating the need to run back and forth.
Changing clothes and shoes, Xie Wanying stepped into Guo Zhi Hospital’s interventional surgery room for the first ti; it was inevitable for her to compare it with Guoxie. Firstly, their operating rooms outnumbered those of Guoxie, which was already known. Another point was that the number of patients undergoing interventional procedures here far exceeded that of Guoxie. To what extent? Past eight in the evening, surgeries were still ongoing one after another.
No wonder Senior Jin was envious of Guo Zhi’s cardiology departnt, as it boasted a great environnt, ample equipnt, sufficient technology, more doctors, and even more patients.
Entering the doctor’s office, a few al boxes delivered from the cafeteria were placed on the table. The aroma of food wafted through the air, making one truly aware of their hunger.
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