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"PHEW... I’ve done my part. Please turn the patient over carefully and continue with the fusion surgery."
Chen Xuehai let out a long sigh of relief, feeling completely drained.
"Incredible! 23 minutes and 17 seconds. Truly impressive." Liu Banxia gave a genuine thumbs-up.
"I’ve also rested enough. I need to perform the spinal cord examination later. Let’s pray everything goes smoothly," Xu Peichen said.
The relaxed atmosphere instantly turned tense again. After working for so long, wasn’t their initial goal to save the patient’s two legs?
Xu Peichen’s movents were very slow. If this patient’s bone quality were even one grade better, he wouldn’t have needed to be so "slow and deliberate."
Spinal surgery is inherently a very risky procedure; one careless move, touching the spinal cord, could leave the patient with a lifelong disability.
Moreover, Xu Peichen first needed to check if the patient’s spinal cord had been compressed during the recent heart surgery. Watching the readings on the monitor, Liu Banxia couldn’t help but clench his fists.
He had already decided that if any complications truly arose with the patient, he would bear the responsibility. He couldn’t let Xu Peichen and Chen Xuehai take the bla; their performance today was absolutely world-class, top-tier.
"For now, we’re still lucky. I will continue the surgery. Wang Lei, Chen Xuehai, you two stay alert and do your utmost to protect the patient," Xu Peichen said.
"Director Xu, rest assured," Wang Lei said.
Although Chen Xuehai didn’t speak, he nodded forcefully.
The surgery continued. Unbeknownst to those in the OR, the observation room’s screen area was now filled with spectators.
By original standards, this surgery was rely a common decompression and spinal fusion. For a renowned orthopedic expert like Xu Peichen, it truly wasn’t a big deal, so initially, people hadn’t paid much attention to it.
However, upon learning the patient also had chemotherapy-induced myocarditis, the complexity of this surgery increased significantly. When the observers discovered a cardiac operation was added mid-procedure, it beca even more remarkable.
Now, this operation had escalated into a highly difficult combination surgery. The audience also witnessed Chen Xuehai’s true prowess for the first ti.
They had also heard the discussions in the operating room; since those were on-site discussions about the patient’s condition, the observers also needed to understand and grasp the details.
"Chief Director, Xuehai has truly mastered it. With him overseeing cardiac surgery in the Ergency Center, there will be no problem," Li Mingwu said after the surgery, having watched the replay.
"He was always your assistant during his studies; you personally ntored him. And he trained abroad for so long. So, I’m not particularly surprised," Chen Zhenxing said.
"What I’m actually focused on now is Liu Banxia. I’m a bit unsure about him. Should we cultivate his professional skills or his managerial abilities for the future?"
"Although his current performance in both professional and managerial capacities is quite good, it’s also because he doesn’t have too many responsibilities yet. What about the future? Will he have to give up sothing?"
Li Mingwu nodded. "Indeed, that’s sothing to consider. He’s still young, after all, and doesn’t have that much technical experience accumulated. He picks up surgical techniques quickly, though, and his understanding is very solid."
"I imagine Shuwen is also quite troubled by this lately, right? The more talent this kid displays, the harder it becos to determine his future developnt path."
"Just yesterday, Old Xu pulled him into Orthopedics for a consultation. Now, whenever people in the inpatient departnt discuss such matters, they always ntion him. They’re all saying that once he obtains his attending physician qualification, the Ergency Center will likely promote him to deputy director unconventionally."
"Actually, I do have that thought, but I haven’t discussed it with Shuwen yet," Chen Zhenxing said.
"The talent this young man is displaying now is the first of its kind I’ve seen in all my years of dical practice, and he’s also performing very well in managent. Although he’s a bit unconventional, his rits outweigh his flaws. The other side of his unconventionality is that the entire atmosphere in the Ergency Center is excellent."
"If you don’t believe , just take a walk through our Second Hospital. The Ergency Center is the busiest place, yet it also has the best atmosphere. He’s young, but he can command the situation."
"Just like a mont ago, Xuehai was clearly hesitating, and even Old Xu was sowhat uncertain. But this kid dared to push Xuehai, and thus, the surgery was completed."
Now, I’m just not sure if he did it because he wanted to do his utmost to save the patient’s legs, or because of his understanding of and trust in Xuehai.
Li Mingwu frowned, replayed the video on the computer, and then pressed pause. "Look at this kid’s expression—it’s very calm, not agitated at all. This shows he really understands Xuehai."
I rember now, I heard Shuwen ntion once that Liu Banxia loves watching surgical recordings in the Ergency Center. This seems to be a habit he developed when Shi Lei was ntoring him. Could it be that he learned about Xuehai’s capabilities by watching those recordings?
"It’s hard to say. That’s why I’m in such a bind right now. I don’t even know how to bring this up with Shuwen," Chen Zhenxing said with a wry smile.
He was truly feeling a mixture of anguish and joy.
He was pleased that his strong advocacy for establishing the Ergency Center had yielded such successful results. In such a short ti, it had gained considerable renown and resolved many complex cases.
Yet, he was also genuinely troubled. The Ergency Center was developing too rapidly, far exceeding his expectations. Hardware wasn’t an issue; that was rely a matter of acquiring more equipnt.
For instance, the plan to open an additional coronary heart disease ICU ward was indeed on the agenda. But the "software"—the personnel—couldn’t keep up; there simply weren’t enough doctors.
Zhou Shuwen was the official director of the Ergency Center, yet now all the daily managerial tasks had fallen onto Liu Banxia’s shoulders.
This was also a frustrating situation because Zhou Shuwen was a "celebrated scalpel" in general surgery. To further solidify the Ergency Center’s reputation, his surgical schedule had been relentless during this period.
His original intention had been for Liu Banxia to continue handling daily managent tasks indefinitely. But now he was worried, afraid it would hinder Liu Banxia’s advancent in dical skills.
"Alright, the surgery is finished! It was very successful." Chen Zhenxing was still pondering these matters when Li Mingwu spoke cheerfully.
Chen Zhenxing glanced at the monitor; the expressions of the people within were all relaxed. Such a highly difficult surgery had been successfully completed.
"Regarding how to best utilize Liu Banxia, you should ask Shuwen again. Didn’t you see how anxious Shuwen was when Liu Banxia got injured last ti? And you rarely hear Shuwen praise anyone publicly, do you?" Li Mingwu asked with a smile.
"Honestly, I’m quite puzzled myself. With Shuwen’s personality, how did he end up taking such a liking to this Liu Banxia kid? When Shuwen has ti, I’ll have a good chat with him. We absolutely cannot let this kid’s talent go to waste," Chen Zhenxing said, sounding sowhat resigned.
If anyone outside had overheard their conversation, they would certainly be shocked. The top two directors of the hospital, the Chief Director and Deputy Chief Director, worrying about the developnt of a re resident doctor—how could that not be startling?
Currently, Liu Banxia was oblivious to all of this, feeling incredibly refreshed.
"Xu Yino, explain carefully to the patient’s family why, during spinal surgery, we ended up implanting a pacemaker," Liu Banxia said.
"Okay, Teacher Liu, rest assured," Xu Yino said cheerfully.
"Everyone has worked hard. I still need to head to the ICU. Doctor ng sent a ssage; that patient is now on ECMO," Liu Banxia said and then headed out.
These were the two tricky cases for today. With one resolved, the other had, on the contrary, beco even more intractable.
"Doctor ng, what’s the situation?" Liu Banxia asked upon arriving at the ICU.
"There wasn’t much improvent even after administering dication, so I decided to proceed with ECMO. This is the last resort we have," ng Qingfan said.
"If we’re lucky, ECMO can buy us a few more days to get the virus under control. Even if our luck is slightly worse and the situation continues to deteriorate, we’ll still have ti to search for a donor heart."
Liu Banxia grimaced. A heart transplant... So many people are already on the waiting list; the hope for this is very slim.
It’s not like in the movies or TV shows where soone has a heart problem and needs a transplant, and then, conveniently, soone else in the hospital is a perfect match as a donor.
The complexity is extrely high, with nurous factors to consider. Moreover, for this girl’s family, such a financial burden might be unbearable.
Returning from the ICU to the main waiting hall, Liu Banxia pinched the back of his neck. Today’s exhaustion was ntal; despite not having perford a single surgery, he felt more tired than usual.
"Teacher Liu, I’ve explained everything clearly to the patient’s family," Xu Yino said, approaching him.
Liu Banxia nodded. "I was just in the ICU. You perford well today. If you had been slightly negligent, the patient might have left after suturing."
"Thank you for the praise, Teacher Liu," Xu Yino said, beaming.
"However, when guiding patients through instruntal examinations, you still need to pay more attention to your approach. So patients can be very headstrong; they won’t agree even if you beg them," Liu Banxia added.
"So, sotis you also need to be firm. That’s a balance you’ll have to feel out and grasp yourself. Overall, your performance today was genuinely excellent. I’ll try to find you a little red flower reward for it later."
Xu Yino stuck out her tongue. "Teacher Liu, I’m going to grab a bite to eat first."
"Alright. Your ntioning it just reminded I haven’t eaten either. I’ll check if there are any situations here first, then I’ll head over too," Liu Banxia nodded.
It was already well past alti, but in a hospital, one really couldn’t be particular about such things. Skipped als, rushed als, half-eaten als—these were all common occurrences.
The day had been so intense that he truly hadn’t even thought about eating.
In fact, he was currently feeling imnse work pressure, with the patients coming for consultations being the primary source of stress. Otherwise, it has been a long ti since I last played the ’little prince’ in the treatnt room. Will I have to revive that old role today?
After a quick tour, although things were still sowhat busy, everything was stable. This set his mind at ease. He really needed to eat, though, or his lunch and dinner would rge into one.
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