Chapter 164: The Commencement of the First Surgery

"Benefits? What benefits?"

"The place is small, and everyone knows each other's background. Being fellow villagers, they also know they can't squeeze much money out of our hospital, so there are fewer Medical Disturbances than in the Provincial Hospital. Without professional Medical Disturbances, ordinary people are still human; as long as I treat them well, they won't go out of their way to sabotage me."

"..." Liu Zhuren was speechless.

Although Liu Zhuren felt what Zhao Zhe said was correct, performing a partial Kidney Resection in a grassroots hospital while trying to patch up gaps was too risky; if it were Liu Zhuren, he definitely wouldn't do it.

Doing what is appropriate for one's position is the most basic worldview.

It was no wonder the on-duty Doctor in the department kept making sarcastic remarks; if it were him, he would also advise Zhao Zhe. It's just that this guy looked cowardly as hell, but he was actually very tough when it came to doing things.

"Liu Zhuren, I also know there are problems with me doing this." Zhao Yisheng was not discouraged, but said with a smile, "It's different here than in the Provincial Hospital. It's a small place, and every household is connected. If someone gets their kidney 'harvested,' they can't even hold their head up when they go out. I know you don't really believe it, but it's true."

Zhao Yisheng Zhe rambled on about his work experience and inner journey in Yuanliao City, and the three of them arrived at a small restaurant.

After greeting the owner and his wife warmly, Zhao Zhe invited Liu Zhuren to the seat of honor, had Ji Xiang sit next to Liu Zhuren, and sat down himself by the side where the dishes were served.

"This is our local specialty. The small mountain chickens are all purely organic and wild. With mushrooms and vermicelli, I haven't eaten at any Michelin restaurants, but I feel that the delicacies of the world are just like this."

"Hahaha, they are all the same." Liu Zhuren laughed.

After some contact, the rustic vibe and talkative nature of Zhao Yisheng Zhe didn't seem so annoying.

Quite an interesting person.

Zhao Yisheng first ordered two vegetable dishes from the owner's wife, both of which were the most simple and unadorned things like smashed cucumber, then came back and sat down.

"Zhao Yisheng, the difficulty of performing Interventional Surgery at the beginning must have been quite high, right?" Ji Xiang asked.

"It was alright." Zhao Yisheng Zhe said, "Let's not talk about the certifications; I'm actually quite good at studying. People always say 'a scholar is useless,' and every time I see that sentence, I feel like someone is pointing at my nose and calling me useless."

"I learned it, and I felt I could do it, but the hospital leaders wouldn't let me do it no matter what. Come to think of it, who would want to look for trouble for themselves?

As a self-taught monk who joined halfway, if I caused a Medical Malpractice, the leaders would have to bear the responsibility too."

"Later, one day my dad suddenly turned pale. We were drinking, and he just collapsed in his chair, struggling even to breathe. We don't see many emergencies in the Urology Department, but I've seen a few."

"Ah?!"

Although Zhao Zhe had mentioned this incident before, Ji Xiang thought it was a different situation.

"Thinking back, it must have been my mom telling him to drink less. My dad wouldn't have it, and jokingly threw a punch, which ruptured his liver Vascular Tumor."

"!!!"

"Luckily I was there. When I dragged my dad to the hospital, he was still being stubborn and refused to go." Zhao Zhe poured a glass of wine for Liu Zhuren; Ji Xiang refused, and Zhao Zhe didn't force him. With the conversation opened, he continued to talk about the past, "When we arrived at the hospital, our Surgery Department director was scratching his head."

"A surgery for a ruptured liver Vascular Tumor is nothing at the Second Affiliated Hospital, but in our prefecture-level city, it's a top-tier difficult surgery. Besides, my dad's Vascular Tumor wasn't small, with a diameter of 6cm. I had advised him to have surgery early on, but he refused."

"People get old and fear this and that, and look, trouble happened. If I get old and my health is bad, I'll just dig a hole and bury myself, saying..."

Zhao Zhe habitually veered off-topic, and Liu Zhuren interrupted him, "Talk about your dad's illness at that time."

"Ah, sorry, Liu Zhuren. I've been used to talking to myself for so many years." Zhao Zhe felt a bit embarrassed.

"We are all doctors in the same field. They suggested I transfer him to the Provincial Hospital, or even Fengtian would do. Our crappy place is between two provincial capitals; it's convenient to go anywhere, but also inconvenient. The highway..."

"Clang, clang, clang~" Liu Zhuren tapped the wine glass with his chopsticks, signaling Zhao Zhe to bring the topic back.

Zhao Zhe was very embarrassed, but the habit formed over many years couldn't be changed in a moment.

"Looking at my dad's condition, I estimated he wouldn't last until the Provincial Hospital. It would take two hours on the road, and even if there were familiar doctors there, they would have to rush from home to admit him and perform emergency surgery, which would take at least another hour."

And that's at least; three or five hours would be normal, wouldn't you say?

And my dad was already in Hemorrhagic Shock, his systolic pressure was only 60, and the blood bank had no blood, so we could only give colloids and crystalloids.

Damn those blood-sucking vampires in the blood bank. I've donated over 2000cc of blood in my life, with a whole stack of red certificates, and they said immediate family members could use blood for free, but when I really needed it, I couldn't get a drop."

"Clang, clang, clang~" Liu Zhuren tapped the bowl, reminding Zhao Zhe again.

"Uh, at that time I was facing a multiple-choice question. You don't know what it's like until it happens to you. Normally, going to the Provincial Hospital is best; as a son, I would have done my filial duty, and if he really died, it would be bad luck, and I would just give my dad a grand funeral."

"But I didn't think that way. I knew how to do it, and it was a coincidence that there was a surgery in the Circulation Department that couldn't be finished."

"I went up to help them finish it, and then put my dad on the operating table. The Guide Wire and Catheter were indeed not easy to use. I didn't know why, and it wasn't until Teacher Ji Xiang reminded me that I realized there was such a difference."

"I was just saying, if the Catheter is so hard to use, why did it look so smooth when I watched Professor Ling Tian perform surgery? I always thought it was because my level wasn't high enough. Actually, the level..."

"Clang, clang, clang." Liu Zhuren continued to tap.

"My dad's situation was critical at that time. The director of the Circulation Department didn't dare to do it, so she helped me hold the Guide Wire, and I did it myself. I was so anxious that my hands and feet were cold, and my Epinephrine was off the charts."

"How long did it take to finish?" Liu Zhuren felt that this guy was truly reckless. Liver Vascular Tumor surgery is hard to do, easier than embolization for a Pelvic Fracture, but not by much.

"Thirty or forty minutes, but I was so anxious. After the surgery, I was like I had been fished out of water, with water streaming down my Lead Clothing. Luckily it was done, but I didn't know if I did it right. The logic was sound, but who knew if it would work."

Liu Zhuren was horrified, staring blankly at Zhao Zhe.

He didn't expect this person to be this bold and meticulous, and that he could actually pull off the surgery.

If he were in Zhao Zhe's position, he really wouldn't have been able to do it.

Awesome!

Zhao Zhe didn't know what Liu Zhuren was thinking. He habitually veered off-topic again, starting to ramble about how he was soaked all over after the surgery, like a drowned rat.

(End of chapter)