Chapter 1555: 1507 Not Abandoning, Not Giving Up (Alliance Lord Ming Song Zhao Qingquan Bonus Chapter 2)

"Doctor……" the pregnant woman said anxiously.

Her hand was pale, but she somehow summoned strength from somewhere and gripped Director Luo's hand tightly. Her nails dug deep into the sterile glove, sinking in.

"What's wrong with you?!" Director Luo was somewhat startled.

Having performed countless gastroscopies, this was the first time he'd seen a patient grab his hand.

He struggled to keep the gastric tube in place to avoid causing secondary injury.

"Doctor……" the pregnant woman's voice was hoarse.

The gastroscope went down through the oropharynx, and combined with severe pregnancy vomiting, it pressed on her vocal cords, making her voice sound extremely strange.

She could barely utter a few sounds, but they weren't clear.

Like a dying person, she had unfinished business and wanted to leave her final words to the world.

"Are you feeling terrible?" Director Luo asked gently, "If you can't……"

He paused.

"Doctor…… don't…… don't…… give up……" the pregnant woman struggled, saying each word one by one.

Her voice, muffled by the gastroscope tube pressing on it, had become hard to understand. Yet she clung tightly to Director Luo's hand, forcing herself to say those words.

"We have to release the gas." Director Luo soothed her, helping her emotions settle a bit.

"Director Luo, is the patient saying to abandon the procedure, not to deflate the balloon?" Su Yun suddenly said.

"……"

"……"

In an instant, several people understood the pregnant woman's meaning.

After a brief moment of laughter mixed with tears, everyone could feel the pregnant woman's determination. For the child in her belly, she had that unwavering resolve. Although she was only an expectant mother, her maternal love already shone through.

"Don't give up, don't give up, rest assured." Director Luo said, "Our 912 team has never abandoned or given up."

Hearing Director Luo say that in her ear, the pregnant woman felt relieved.

Her face was pale, sweat splattered down, and she loosened her grip on Director Luo's hand.

Another bout of severe nausea and dry heaves came, and Director Luo immediately took advantage of the interval to deflate the balloon.

After the balloon deflated, it no longer irritated her stomach, and the pregnant woman clearly felt much better.

Although she still occasionally felt nauseous and retched, her discomfort was much weaker than before.

Zheng Ren followed the gastroscope's guidance, threading the guidewire through the pregnant woman's pylorus and advancing it into the jejunal segment.

Then the catheter slipped in smoothly, checked for twists, and a bottle of sterile saline was run through at a rate of 60 drops per minute; the passage was very smooth.

The external jejunal drainage tube was secured, and the surgery was declared complete.

The pregnant woman was lifted back onto the stretcher, the jejunal feeding tube flushed with saline to prevent digestive fluid reflux and blockage, and she was sent back to the ward.

As for the subsequent enteral high-nutrition feeding, Zheng Ren didn't concern himself with it.

The technology for this is already mature; there's no need to meddle.

In the 1980s, when fat emulsions were first imported into the country, they struggled to find a market for a long time.

After all, domestic economic conditions at the time limited its use; fat emulsions were still considered luxuries, and most clinical doctors were reluctant to use them.

Later, a young female patient was encountered who needed a total intestinal resection due to a certain disease.

With the entire intestine removed, she could not obtain nutrition through eating; even if the surgery succeeded, death awaited her.

Upon hearing this, the company that produced the fat emulsion immediately rushed to the patient's location.

They explained their purpose and offered to provide free fat emulsion for life, as well as other intravenous nutrition fluids, after the surgery.

Afterwards, the girl chose to undergo the total intestinal resection.

After the surgery, through intravenous high-nutrition feeding, she survived and did quite well.

Years later, after marrying and having children, there was no impact.

Aside from needing to drip nutrition fluid slowly for long periods each day to sustain herself.

Decades ago, patients like this could survive; let alone pregnancy vomiting, it was merely a temporary substitute therapy using a jejunal feeding tube.

Whether Abbott or any other company producing nutrition fluids, their products can supply sufficient calories, ions, and trace elements.

Zheng Ren watched as the pregnant woman was taken away, seeing that her response matched that of the experimental subjects in the system operating room, which put him somewhat at ease.

Postoperative reactions were mild, the system rated the surgery's completion at 100%, allowing Zheng Ren to opt for a percutaneous puncture procedure.

The facts proved that Big Pig Trotter was still quite reliable.

"Director Du, if you have any questions later, feel free to contact the nutrition department." Zheng Ren added, rather naggingly.

"Hmm, Director Zheng Lao Ban can rest easy." Director Du smiled and said.

Just moments ago, when the pregnant woman gripped Director Luo's hand with all her strength and said not to give up, Director Du was moved.

As long as the patient herself is sufficiently determined, the obstetrics department has many ways to help her preserve the fetus.

This confidence, the obstetrics department of 912 still possesses.

"Director Zheng Lao Ban, is this enough?" Liu Zewei asked, "Do we still need to eat?"

"According to past case records, there are two options. One is to drip jejunal nutrition fluid at 60 ml/hour for 12–16 hours a day. Once the stomach no longer tolerates stimulation for a prolonged period, we can opt for minimal oral intake to maintain basic function of the gastric smooth muscle."

"Is that possible?"

"Some can do it, using jejunal nutrition to supply 50% of energy and eating for the other 50%." Zheng Ren said: "But some pregnant women can't; they need 80 ml/hour, dripping overnight for 12 hours, to maintain 100% energy supply."

"What then?"

"During that time, drink small amounts of water to keep the smooth muscle active and try not to let the gastric smooth muscle atrophy." Zheng Ren added: "It's said to work quite well."

Liu Zewei knew this was probably the best approach.

As for whether the pregnant woman can endure that treatment, it's up to fate.

The part that current medical fields cannot involve is fate.

Normal eating will trigger severe pregnancy vomiting, but eating only a small amount will only cause nausea and will not result in severe vomiting; this is the best situation.

Hopefully that will be the case.

"About one month after the surgery, the tube may become blocked; at that time, just replace the tube—it's not a big deal."

"Boss, when the baby is born, you have to give a gift." Su Yun said with a smile.

Um...

Regarding giving gifts, in a cheerful and lively atmosphere, Zheng Ren did not object. But just thinking about everywhere being crowded with people, everyone speaking auspicious words, and the sound of children crying... Zheng Ren's head would inexplicably start to hurt.

"If the Method works, I plan to go back and try it together with the obstetrics department." Liu Zewei said firmly.

"Have you encountered it?"

"Um, I have a friend who is in this situation." Liu Zewei said: "His wife suffered severe pregnancy vomiting; in the end the child could not be saved. Even now his wife's mental state is somewhat abnormal—the blow was too great."

"There's nothing to be done." Zheng Ren sighed, "Things will get better in the future; everything will improve."