Chapter 1259: with translation of chapter title

Pediatric Surgery, ordinary county-level hospitals simply don't have it.

In remote provinces, there are only one or two pediatric hospitals in the whole province, and most of them are mainly internal medicine. The number of doctors who can actually perform pediatric surgery is also very small.

The whole country lacks pediatric doctors, let alone pediatric surgeons with higher technical demands.

But the Pediatric Surgery department of 912 is top-notch nationwide.

Zheng Ren rarely deals with pediatrics; although Director Kong habitually lets him join the hospital-wide consultation, he didn't think about saying anything.

Just as he approached the pediatric surgery ward, wailing sounds could be heard from far away.

Zheng Ren felt uneasy inside; a 40‑day newborn, gone just like that—who could bear it?

Although he had no experience in pediatric surgery, the previous 【Redemption】 mission had given him some experience points and surgical training time; if…… it should be plenty impressive, we'll discuss the specifics later.

He knew pediatric surgery and general surgery were two completely different concepts; wanting to master them and reach master‑level was not that easy.

Before, he performed surgery on Director Sun's little grandson; the child was already considered older, and the situation was completely different from that of a newborn.

Entering the pediatric surgery corridor, a couple around sixty years old were holding their heads and wailing. A middle‑aged doctor stood before them, face full of worry, also somewhat grieved.

The child probably couldn't be saved; Zheng Ren judged it immediately.

"Doctor, no matter what the risks, we will bear them. As long as there is the slightest chance, please, please save my grandson." The old man was still lucid, wailing while clutching the pediatric surgeon's sleeve, begging bitterly.

"Grandpa, the hospital has convened a full‑hospital consultation, with many experts coming to see your grandson. We have found the most suitable approach and will notify you right away." The pediatric surgeon said repeatedly.

"Please, please." The old woman said, her knees going weak, almost kneeling down.

This is enough to shorten one's life, ah; the pediatric surgeon was frightened and quickly helped the old woman to her feet, comforting her with kind words.

"Boss, have you ever done surgery on a child?" Su Yun asked.

"No, I haven't. I'm not clear on the situations that often occur in children. But if someone were guiding me from the side, I think it would be fine." Zheng Ren thought along the way; when Su Yun asked, he blurted it out directly.

"I don't know if we'll get a chance to go on stage." Su Yun said.

"The technical strength of the Pediatric Surgery department is strong; unless it's some rare disease, we probably won't get a chance to go up." Zheng Ren said.

As they spoke, they had already arrived at the door of the doctors' office.

The room door was closed; at a glance you could see that more than ten experts and professors were inside, jointly discussing the little patient's condition.

He knocked lightly, then Zheng Ren pushed the door open and entered.

Lin Ge was sitting inside; seeing Zheng Ren come in, he first smiled, a greeting. In this setting, being too warm would be inappropriate, but Lin Ge's sense of propriety was just right.

More than ten directors and professors from internal medicine, external medicine, and pediatrics were seated in the office, while an inpatient doctor was reporting the medical history.

Zheng Ren noticed she wasn't holding a case file, and she blurted out everything, including various external and internal examination and test results.

The Pediatric Surgery department is indeed well‑trained, he thought.

They found a spot, sat down, and listened carefully as the inpatient doctor reported the medical history.

It turned out this doctor wasn't from Pediatric Surgery but from the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit). The child has now developed ventricular fibrillation and is being resuscitated in the NICU under the director's leadership.

The patient was already critical when brought in; his condition is poor now, so an emergency full‑hospital consultation was called. They estimate there won't be much time—everyone will give opinions and suggestions, and as soon as the child's condition stabilizes even a little, they'll go straight to surgery.

The condition is serious; there's no time to delay.

It could be just a few dozen minutes before the fate of a tiny life is decided.

The inpatient doctor gave a brief report of the history; everyone's faces turned extremely grim. The patient's images were placed on the viewer, and Director Wu of Pediatric Surgery began to give their opinion.

The cause of the intestinal obstruction is unknown, but gas in the intestinal lumen is very obvious—no wonder Su Yun said the child's belly was swollen like a balloon.

Zheng Ren noted that the patient had been ill for 28 hours; it couldn't be treated in the outlying county, so the family rushed him to the capital.

It is estimated that there will be extensive necrotic segments in the intestine that need to be removed. Postoperative recovery for the young patient will be very difficult.

Thinking of this, Zheng Ren sighed.

It's not a difficult and complicated disease; the surgery itself is no problem. But the issue lies in the postoperative period—even if the child survives, he may face major nutritional problems in the next few years, requiring considerable expense.

Of course, this assumes the patient can survive the ventricular fibrillation and make it to surgery.

At the full‑hospital consultation, the attending directors and professors each said a few words. The diagnosis was clear—mesenteric rupture hernia, intestinal obstruction.

Emergency surgery is required; as long as the NICU side's condition stabilizes, the patient can be sent straight to the operating room.

Lin Ge immediately contacted Director Xu of the operating room.

For a 40‑day‑old patient, neither the surgery nor the anesthesia is something just anyone can handle. If there is any slip‑up, a single ventricular fibrillation and the patient is done for.

Director Xu received the call and immediately went to prepare. On this side, Director Wei of Gastroenterology will certainly need to go up, since it's related to the GI tract—going up lets him keep an eye on things.

The full‑hospital consultation came and went in a hurry; unrelated people dispersed, and Zheng Ren left together with Director Kong.

In the corridor, the elderly couple were still weeping, while another doctor remained in the office, quickly printing the preoperative instructions, ready to have the patient's family sign immediately.

"Boss Zheng, aren't you going up to keep an eye on things?" Director Kong asked.

"Um… I'll go take a look." Zheng Ren just felt a bit blocked in his heart; he knew whether he went up or not wouldn't make much difference.

The diagnosis is clear; the directors of 912 didn't get where they are by eating plain rice. If they couldn't even diagnose mesenteric rupture hernia and intestinal obstruction, they'd be no different from Haicheng City First Hospital.

As for the surgery, the difficulty isn't great either; the problem lies in preoperative cardiac arrest and postoperative nutritional recovery.

"Director Kong, what's the situation with Dr. Mehari?" Su Yun took the opportunity to move closer.

"The Medical Department has a dedicated person in contact with Dr. Mehari's assistant; the doctor will be admitted to the hospital the day before the surgery." Director Kong was actually more familiar with this than Zheng Ren, the surgeon.

"When can I see the preoperative images and such?" Zheng Ren asked.

"They said Dr. Mehari would bring the materials this afternoon; you didn't know about this?" Director Kong looked at Zheng Ren in surprise.

"……" Zheng Ren was speechless.

For patients like Dr. Mehari, my experience is still limited; after finishing rounds I'd think it's fine and just forget the old man completely.

And Dr. Mehari's side never imagined someone would be so dismissive of them. Vice President Yuan of 912 arranged all this personally, assuming Zheng Ren would know.

I don't know which link went wrong, causing this situation. Fortunately, Zheng Ren found out before Dr. Mehari arrived, so everything is fine.

"Boss Zheng, come help keep an eye in the operating room?" Director Wei came out from the NICU opposite Pediatric Surgery, hurrying and saying this behind him.