My Medical Skills Give Me Experience Points-Chapter 299 - 151: The Fast Knife Skill Shows Its Power, The Sturdy Man is Captured by Dr. Zou

Chapter 299 -151: The Fast Knife Skill Shows Its Power, The Sturdy Man is Captured by Dr. Zou

During the surgery, if a change in circumstances requires an alteration to the surgical plan or if there is a superior plan available, it is very necessary to communicate with the patient’s family.

Because both the cost and the risk of the surgery will increase, the family’s consent must be obtained before proceeding.

This time, Director Wen did not send Tang Li to communicate, but instead, he personally took charge of the matter.

When it comes to significant changes in the surgical plan, only the chief surgeon has a clear understanding of the surgical strategy.

The discussion was quickly concluded.

The girl’s family was frightened out of their wits upon hearing that it was a malignant tumor. Without much consideration, they agreed to Director Wen’s proposal for a thorough removal of the tumor.

In fact, the majority of families would have agreed.

The word ‘cancer’ has already struck deep into people’s hearts.

In the minds of many, cancer is no different from a death sentence.

When the doctor now proposes to do everything possible to eradicate the tumor remnants, the family naturally assents wholeheartedly.

The surgery that followed was carried out according to the plan proposed by Zhou Can.

First, a secondary vascular pathway was established using a bridging technique.

This part of the process was relatively easy.

Artificial blood vessels were utilized.

A bridge was constructed directly from a small branch artery in the neck to supply blood to the region served by the cerebral central artery that was about to be blocked.

With this secondary blood supply in place, any unexpected events during the separation of the tumor remnants could be handled calmly.

Director Wen began calmly attempting to separate the remaining tumor fragment once more.

With each cut, he worked with the precision of a craftsman.

Sweat constantly seeped from Director Wen’s forehead.

To observers, it may have seemed routine, but the psychological pressure borne by Director Wen, who wielded the scalpel, must have exceeded imagination. The feeling of dancing on the edge of a knife is something every surgeon has likely experienced profoundly.

As he reached the tumor’s central part, Director Wen’s incisions slowed in pace, his movements increasingly cautious.

Meanwhile, sweat on his forehead seeped out faster and faster.

The circulating nurse kept wiping his sweat, her expression tinged with tension.

She knew that the severe sweating indicated that the surgery had reached its most critical phase.

And that Director Wen might not be very confident.

There was a potential for accidents at any moment.

“This won’t do, the last part is too tightly adherent, and the separation difficulty is too high. I’m not confident to continue further.”

Director Wen sighed in resignation.

How could the tumor’s central area not be tightly adherent?

It’s almost as if it had taken root.

“It seems the only option is to separate this segment of the vessel, then cut it off, and replace it with a segment of vein.”

Director Wen had a wealth of surgical experience, and he knew what was feasible.

“Why can’t we simply use an artificial vessel? Why bother harvesting a vein from elsewhere?” A Resident Doctor offered his ‘expert opinion.’

“That’s a good question, and an excellent opportunity to explain. The lifespan of artificial blood vessels is only 10-20 years. The patient is just in her twenties, and the vessel that needs to be repaired is an extremely critical central artery in the skull. If we fix her condition with an artificial vessel now, what will we do if that vessel suddenly ruptures one day, ten years from now?”

Director Wen challenged the Resident Doctor who posed the question.

Compared to Zhou Can, this Resident Doctor obviously had a much too one-sided way of thinking.

“Remember, when treating patients, you must consider not only the present but also the future. It’s essential to consider issues from the perspective of the patient’s benefit truly to become a genuinely good doctor.”

Director Wen finished speaking and turned his gaze to Zhou Can.

“In this respect, Dr. Zhou Can does very well.”

Zhou Can didn’t want to attract animosity.

He modestly replied, “I just happen to have some understanding of this area; I’m not nearly as accomplished as you’ve flattered me to be.” After dispensing with the pleasantries, he looked at Director Wen with a hint of hope, “Since this section of the vessel is going to be cut off anyway, could I try separating that tumor remnant?”

Zhou Can had been practicing the Fast Knife Skill for some time.

He had made a bit of progress.

His Separation Skill had reached a lower level of attending physician standard, sufficient for separating ordinary tumors or adherent tissues.

Zhou Can wanted to try the Fast Knife Skill combined with the Separation Skill for this tumor remnant.

Such an effect couldn’t be tested on animals.

The best training opportunity would be to use it directly on a patient.

Director Wen hesitated and did not give his consent.

Zhou Can knew how difficult it was to seize such a high-risk surgical training opportunity.

So he quickly added, “I promise you, even if there’s a mistake, it’ll only result in this vessel being ruptured, without harming any other tissues. This training opportunity is vital to me; please grant me this chance.” frёeweɓηovel.coɱ

Zhou Can had also helped Director Wen quite a bit in the past two days.

Because of a certain level of trust, making such a surgical request wasn’t particularly excessive.

“Alright! You seem to handle things quite prudently, just be extra careful. Also, when you do the resection, I’ll need to put gauze around it for protection.”

He who takes advantage of others’ generosity often feels obliged.

Ultimately, Director Wen could not resist due to interpersonal obligations and agreed.

Perhaps Zhou Can’s intense eagerness and ambition had made an impression on him.

Padding the surrounding area with gauze to protect the other tissues is a common practice.

“Thank you! Thank you so much!”

Zhou Can had secured this hard-won training opportunity.

He truly felt a deep sense of gratitude towards Director Wen.

Had Dr. Xu been leading the surgery today, he might not have been given this opportunity.

That’s why following different superiors can yield different benefits.