Chapter 504: The Flatterer in the Medical Team

Upon hearing that Ji Xiang was going to the operating room, Fan Dao's eyes lit up in a "flash."

"The production crew can't go in." Seeing Fan Dao's expression, Ji Xiang reminded him immediately.

Fan Dao realized this as well, feeling slightly regretful.

It was a pity; this was a hospital. How great it would be if he could take the camera crew in and out of the operating room as he pleased.

He smiled awkwardly, "Then I'll wait outside, just in case."

Ji Xiang could tell that Fan Dao was very dedicated to the production of the show, to the point of obsession.

Furthermore, based on path dependency, the success of the third episode made Fan Dao realize that surgery was a point of interest for the audience. Naturally, upon hearing this, his body secreted a large amount of Epinephrine, entering a state of stress.

Ji Xiang ignored Fan Dao, said a word to the Nurse, and strode toward the operating room.

"Doctor Xiao Ji, what kind of Patient is it?" Zhao Zhe asked, following behind Ji Xiang.

"I don't know. I heard Yang Zhuren answering the phone earlier; I estimate it should be a Patient for Interventional Surgery." Ji Xiang had his own assessment of the situation.

"The Hybrid Surgery here should be better than the one back home. Hybrid Surgery in Yuanliao City is a joke; only the Orthopedics Department takes a few X-rays during surgery to see if the bones are aligned, and then they call it a Hybrid Operating Room."

"In my understanding, a Hybrid Operating Room should be a place where you perform Interventional Surgery on one side while performing major surgeries like vascular or cardiothoracic surgery on the other. As it turns out, everyone's skill level isn't up to par, and it's regretfully reduced to just a place for taking X-rays during surgery."

"Just resetting broken bones and taking X-rays—can that even be called Hybrid Surgery? It's simply a joke."

"Zhao Yisheng, are Hybrid Operating Rooms rare?" Fan Dao asked from the side.

"They aren't exactly rare; a normal operating room equipped with a DSA machine is enough. But they aren't common either, because Hybrid Surgery involves the cooperation of two or three departments. Everyone's skill levels are uneven, so compared to surgery in a single department, it's much more complex, and very few hospitals can complete the corresponding surgeries."

"For example?" Fan Dao was confused and asked.

Zhao Zhe paused for a moment, then chuckled, "I haven't seen a standard Hybrid Surgery either, but in my opinion... forget it, nothing to think about. I'm just an old Attending Physician, my skills are mediocre, I don't have much talent, please don't film me."

Fan Dao was speechless; he had a slight impression of Zhao Zhe.

That day at the airport, the temperaments of the two people who came out with Ji Xiang were worlds apart.

Lu Zhuren, Lu Gang, who only had a single strand of hair, always looked at people through his nostrils, with a "I am the best in the world" attitude. Yet this Zhao Yisheng Zhe before him was as humble as a speck of dust, disappearing the moment he was thrown into a crowd.

They say birds of a feather flock together; it's truly hard to know how these two extreme types of people were gathered around Ji Xiang.

Fan Dao was very interested in Zhao Zhe. At the very least, Zhao Zhe talked a lot, unlike other doctors who would pull a long face the moment they saw a camera, with "strangers keep out" written all over their faces.

Arriving at the door of the operating room changing room, Ji Xiang and Zhao Zhe walked in. Ji Xiang turned back to close the door, intentionally leaving Fan Dao outside.

Fan Dao had expected this.

This group of doctors guarded against him like he was a thief; there was no basic trust between people.

"Director, what now?" Fan Dao's assistant asked.

Fan Dao pondered for a moment and said, "Go to the operating room entrance and look for the Family Member. Right, the camera crew should follow, but don't turn the cameras on. Keep your distance, don't let anyone see."

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"Doctor Xiao Ji, I see Fan Dao really wants to film the surgical footage." Zhao Zhe said with a chuckle while changing his clothes.

"I watched the previous episode; that animation was quite well done. You could say Interventional Surgery is highly compatible with the current entertainment environment. It can describe the entire surgical process without involving gore or violence. It passes censorship easily, and once released, it will naturally attract everyone's attention."

As Ji Xiang spoke, he took off his top.

Looking at Ji Xiang's muscle definition, Zhao Zhe touched his own flabby stomach and felt a bit envious.

"But not all Patients can be filmed. It involves many complicated issues, it's very troublesome. Brother Zhao, haven't you encountered similar situations?"

"Ji Yisheng Xiang, you're here." Yang Zhuren walked in with a grim face.

"Teacher Yang, what kind of Patient is it?"

"A 16-year-old female Patient. She swallowed a staple, and it's stuck in the Right Main Bronchus. The local hospital tried to retrieve it with a Bronchoscope, causing a Tension Pneumothorax."

Yang Zhuren introduced briefly.

"What about the Interventional Surgery? Did Li Zhuren try and fail?"

Ji Xiang understood the cause and effect in an instant.

"Yes, using a JR-4 6-Fr Guide Catheter, the Guide Wire is 0.035 inches. The Guide Catheter extended from the side hole of the bronchial catheter to reach the foreign object. Li Zhuren tried three times and couldn't retrieve it."

"He said for you to give it a try. If it still doesn't work, the Thoracic Surgery department will open her up directly."

"Alright, I'll give it a try."

Yang Zhuren squinted at Ji Xiang and saw him pause slightly.

This feeling was very strange. Ji Xiang had just finished changing into his isolation gown and seemed to be smoothing it out, but in that very action, there was a pause of less than a second that made Yang Zhuren feel somewhat uncomfortable.

Uncomfortable was also an indescribable feeling; even if Yang Zhuren had to explain exactly how it was uncomfortable, he wouldn't know.

"Ji Yisheng Xiang, are you not confident?" Yang Zhuren asked.

"I'll try, I should be confident." Ji Xiang gave an affirmative answer and smiled slightly.

Yang Zhuren was half-doubting.

Li Zhuren had already reached the limit with a 0.89mm Guide Wire, yet still couldn't retrieve the staple.

Could Ji Xiang have a better way?

Moreover, Ji Xiang spoke with such certainty. When he said he should be confident just now, Yang Zhuren even felt that an indescribable light was faintly radiating from Ji Xiang.

Or was Ji Xiang planning to "devour" a high-difficulty surgery with a technical level that crushed Li Zhuren's?

"Give it a try."

Ji Xiang and Zhao Zhe finished changing and walked all the way to the operating room.

"Doctor Xiao Ji, you come and try." Li Zhuren, draped in Lead Clothing with a surgical gown over it, waited for Ji Xiang with an anxious face.

"One moment, I'm going to scrub in." Ji Xiang squinted his eyes.

Ji Xiang put on the Lead Clothing, finished scrubbing, returned, disinfected, and put on the surgical gown.

Before the Nurse could help tie the surgical gown, Zhao Zhe rushed to do these trivial tasks. After tying the strings, Zhao Zhe even squatted down to help Ji Xiang pull at the hem of his gown.

Yang Zhuren watched, speechless.

At Ji Xiang's age, does the medical team already have someone whose full-time job is to suck up?

A doctor whose full-time job is to suck up is useless; even if the medical team is secretly led by Ji Xiang, he should at least find two people who can actually work, shouldn't he?

To have a sycophant following him around this early on...

With just one action, Yang Zhuren's impression of Ji Xiang and the members of his medical team plummeted.