Chapter 2139: Dare Not Admit Hunger

The original mechanical valve had issues. Replacing it with the same type of mechanical valve requires the doctor to be even more vigilant.

A notable drawback of mechanical valves is that their compatibility with the human body is not as good as biological valves. The surrounding tissue is prone to hyperplastic tissue affecting the mechanical valve’s operation, and causing stenosis again is a headache for doctors.

When the Chief Surgeon removed the previous mechanical valve, typical hyperplastic tissue was indeed discovered.

Reattaching a new mechanical valve to the patient requires careful adjustment of this joint to ideally prevent the same situation from occurring again next time.

The quality of a surgery is reflected in these details, showcasing the doctor’s skills.

You can casually fit a valve in, since it can work the same, or you can "meticulously adjust" the connection for a perfect fit.

As the surgery progressed, the Chief Surgeon Doctor Du suddenly stopped, and then tossed the surgical instruments onto the nurse’s instrument table beside him, placing his hands in the protective pockets on the front of the surgical gown.

Behind Du Yeqing’s glasses, his eyes appeared very serious.

Each surgeon has their own style, with some preferring efficiency, feeling that it’s good enough. Anyway, human medical research is constantly evolving, so what seems adequate now might lead to better outcomes. Conversely, extending surgery time too long might actually be detrimental to the body overall.

Du Yeqing, however, is not like this. He is an extremely rigorous and conservative doctor with high standards for surgery. He believes that casual installation and implantation is not his surgical principle. He would rather spend more time pondering, determined to execute the surgery to the finest detail within the extreme time limit, bordering on perfection. Regardless of how medical research develops in the future, he insists that a doctor should try their utmost with the existing conditions, so he’s not fond of gambling on future developments.

Of course, his stringent demands apply not only to himself but also bring greater pressure to others.

For such a surgical doctor, the assistants in the operating room are the least favorites to have.

The other assistants dare not follow the Chief Surgeon blindly, standing by with surgical instruments ready to respond to the Chief Surgeon’s orders.

"Now, who knows how long this surgery will take?" Du Mengen sighed secretly.

Zhang Shuping remained silent. Cardiac surgeries are famously long, and this is why.

Other body part implants don’t require as much overall body consideration and repeated deliberation as cardiac surgeries do.

The extracorporeal circulation doctor and the anesthesiologist, seeing that the Chief Surgeon isn’t moving, began to feel a bit nervous, needing to consider the occurrence of extreme situations.

Shim Youhuan, standing at the door, showed a slightly more grim expression, possibly contemplating whether to get Zhang Huayao back to take a look.

Zhang Huayao, after the child was born, had first gone to see the patient’s family. The safe birth of the child is equivalent to completing half of the task, meaning his two million could soon be in hand. This was surely a joke. Zhang Huayao left because the upcoming cardiac surgery would be performed by doctors from his own hospital, well-known to him, so there was no need for him to exert extra effort.

The surgery fell into a stalemate.

At moments like this, no one in the operating room has any appetite to think about dinner.

As his stomach growled, Du Mengen felt like he was about to faint from hunger, not daring to voice his hunger.

After a long wait, the Chief Surgeon on the operating table finally mumbled, "What do you think is the problem?"

The several assistants gathered around, helping the Chief Surgeon think about the problem. To be honest, if they really knew, the First Assistant and Second Assistant would have spoken up long ago, rather than letting things drag on until now. It seemed Du Yeqing was not merely asking the assistants on the operating table, but all those watching the surgery in the operating room.