Chapter 1791: Chapter 1791: An Incredible Phenonon
Before the surgery begins, the Chief Surgeon routinely pinches the patient’s abdominal skin with forceps. If the patient doesn’t scream in pain, it indicates that the anesthesia has preliminarily taken effect and cutting can comnce.
Why is it only called preliminary? It’s because each person’s reaction to surgery, including pain perception, varies. The reasons for these differences might be the variability in the patient’s absorption and tabolism of the anesthetic. So patients tabolize the drug quickly, while others do it slowly. Since we cannot accurately assess these individual tabolic differences before surgery, adjustnts can only be made during the procedure as needed.
The confirmation of no pain from pinching before incision by the Chief Surgeon does not assure that the patient will not experience pain during the surgery. Continuous intraoperative monitoring by the anesthesiologist ensures the patient’s safety and comfort during the procedure.
For safety, modern anesthesiologists usually start with the safest dose possible. This initial dose is minimal, and an external tube is left at the epidural anesthesia puncture site to facilitate additional dosage if needed.
During the operation, the Chief Surgeon cuts open the abdominal wall and, like other operations, first conducts an exploration, inspecting the Uterus and its nearby and surrounding organs. After the exploration, saline-soaked gauze pads are used to cushion the intestines, and retractors are placed. Student Geng’s task has co, as he works hard to pull open the abdominal wall on both sides, exposing the surgical field for the other surgeons.
Due to the large size of the tumor, which greatly enlarges the Uterus, operating within the abdominal cavity is difficult. Forceps are used to pull the Uterus out of the abdominal cavity for better operation. Regardless, such a large tumor and Uterus certainly require constant and considerable pulling force. Otherwise, the entire diseased organ cannot be exposed.
At this point in the surgery, the patient begins to moan.
Upon hearing the patient’s cries of pain, Geng Yongzhe and Zhang Shuping were shocked and could hardly believe their ears. Given that anesthetics were administered and the anesthesiologist was present, they wondered how the patient could be in pain. What surprised them even more was that Doctor Zhou, sitting near the patient’s head, seed preoccupied with sothing else, apparently indifferent to the patient’s cries of pain. For a mont, everyone almost assud that Doctor Zhou had suddenly gone deaf. Everyone in the operating room responded to the sound, except for Doctor Zhou, who seed unperturbed.
As the Chief Surgeon, Du Haiwei, without needing to say more, his face must have turned grim. A surgeon hearing a patient cry out during surgery can only imagine how anxious and uneasy he would feel.
“Doctor Zhou,” Du Haiwei uttered in a serious tone.
The first call went seemingly unheard by Doctor Zhou. It wasn’t until the operating room nurse walked over to remind Doctor Zhou that he looked up and replied, “No problem, I’ve given her more dication.” His tone was very calm, as if he had absolute control over the current situation with the patient.
An anesthesiologist like Doctor Zhou is qualified to stand up to Du Haiwei. In terms of years of experience, they are about the sa. From a professional standpoint, even a surgical professor like Du Haiwei couldn’t match Doctor Zhou’s expertise in anesthesiology. During surgery, Doctor Zhou has 100% control over the anesthesia, and Du Haiwei cannot direct anesthesia procedures. Their professions are different, and a surgeon cannot overstep to criticize an anesthesiologist’s errors.
Doctor Zhou’s firm response reflects his professional confidence.
But if the patient cries out in pain, how can you expect a surgeon to proceed with the surgery?
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