Chapter 2180

2104 What are you scheming?

"But the boss is the boss; if he makes a request, it doesn't matter if we don't comply." Su Yun said, "Dr. Charles of Mayo Clinic and Massachusetts General Hospital have both sent letters; whoever gets the liver source first, it counts as theirs."

"" Lin Ge felt a big stick smash onto his head with a bang.

No, it's that his thinking hasn't shifted yet.

But the thinking pattern formed over the years still limited Lin Ge's thoughts.

"Even a tenured professor at Massachusetts General Hospital can't get a liver source— that's nonsense." Su Yun said, "For teaching purposes, to benefit more people, how about that reason?"

Lin Ge's smile was uglier than crying; Su Yun's words were simple, but he couldn't fail to grasp what they implied.

It was just hard to accept at the moment.

"Director Lin, your plan needs to involve multiple hospitals. Anyway, they're all similar; when the time comes, whoever finds the liver source gets it." Su Yun said, "That's what you mean, boss."

"Hmm." Zheng Ren nodded, "Consider it a teaching surgery, academic exchange; Director Lin, do you think that works?"

Lin Ge wasn't stupid; how could he say no? He just nodded without saying a word.

Only Boss Zheng would dare say such a thing; looking at those burly fellows, even if they try to bend the rules, they're slick as hell.

"Xinglin Yuan and our 912 are teaming up for a live broadcast; this time we're temporarily adding a world‑top hospital for an educational livestream. That's roughly the idea, Director Lin." Su Yun added.

Su Yun didn't mention the various administrative clauses in between; those are Lin Ge's matters, unrelated to the medical team. For example, diplomacy, customs, internal departments, etc., etc.

If these procedures become cumbersome, they can be deadly.

But Lin Ge can't just lie on the ground waiting for a pie to fall from the sky.

As soon as he finished listening to Boss Zheng and Su Yun, Lin Ge began to feel excited.

Relying solely on domestic sources, the chance is less than 1%; saying one in ten thousand, there's still some possibility.

But adding London Hospital in the UK greatly increases the chance of obtaining a liver source, after all it is Europe's largest liver transplant hospital.

If we were to add Mayo Clinic and Massachusetts General Hospital…

This matter is no longer just pie in the sky; it has truly raised the possibility to a level where people can feel hopeful.

Lin Ge thought and thought, feeling somewhat dazed.

Before he knew it, had Boss Zheng already reached this point? This is a liver source, not just any ordinary thing.

Ordinary people, if they want a liver source, the only way is to wait in line. Yet Boss Zheng actually stirred up such a big commotion— what does he want?

In a flash, Lin Ge realized this was a problem.

The old saying goes, no profit, no early rise; but don't let Boss Zheng have some request that we didn't ask about and just take it as a good deed.

"Boss Zheng, this…" Lin Ge asked hesitantly.

"What?" Zheng Ren looked at Lin Ge, thinking about this matter, and asked offhand.

"Do you need anything?" Lin Ge asked bluntly.

This kind of thing, both myself and the patient have gained huge benefits; to say Zheng Lao Ban has no benefit, Lin Ge would not believe even if he died.

"Need? What does that mean?" Zheng Ren was stunned for a moment.

"……" Lin Ge truly didn't know how to ask.

"Director Lin is asking you, what benefits do you want to get, right?" Su Yun acted as interpreter, bringing Lin Ge's question out.

Lin Ge nodded repeatedly.

"Benefits? Not needed." Zheng Ren said, "I just thought of it and did it as a favor. This kid is lucky; speaking of a small market price, I still owe a favor to Gai De·Wu Zi's sister for performing Shou Bing on her, and I also happened to think about your contact and exchange with King's Hospital."

Lin Ge remained silent.

"Boss, you're saying this too saintly." Su Yun looked at Lin Ge's expression, knowing he was dazed, then smiled and said: "You should say Xinglin Yuan is all yours; doing Surgery live broadcast itself is a benefit. One surgery, or a liver transplant, can increase Xinglin Yuan's chances of successful listing by 3 percentage points."

"Ugh…… Lin Ge finally felt Doctor Su's sharp sarcasm."

Although the words were gentle, the meaning inside was somewhat malicious. Moreover, Su Yun did not conceal it, bluntly speaking those words out.

That old remark was quite harsh, knocking Lin Ge flat on his back.

"Hehe." Zheng Ren gave a dry laugh, "No benefits, just happened to catch up. The favors are all used; if there's another patient, I really have no other way."

"Director Lin, hurry up and prepare the materials; if we find a liver source now, Shou Bing will start in 12 hours." Su Yun only said that, then proceeded to talk about serious matters.

"Mm-hmm." Lin Ge nodded.

This organ transplant Shou Bing, when it starts, has nothing to do with the doctor's or patient's condition.

Only after finding a donor can Shou Bing begin.

Most importantly, it still depends on the donor. Only when the Technique for cultivating liver cells and 3D-printing autologous liver cells matures will this bottleneck be broken.

Lin Ge stood up, still not recovered, and had to go busy again. However, he felt very happy inside, and other matters also had a full plan.

Whether it's King's Hospital, Mayo Clinic (again), or Massachusetts General Hospital, if we cooperate with any one of them, my temporary head of the Science and Education Department will be solidified.

This is a huge merit; if rewards were given according to normal procedure, many things would be worth looking forward to.

Even if domestic liver sources arrive first, 912 and Xinglin Yuan cooperating to carry out teaching Shou Bing of liver transplantation would also be an achievement worth showing off.

Lin Ge said a word to Zheng Ren, then hurriedly left.

Director Zhang Lin also had nothing else to do; seeing Zheng Lao Ban a bit absent-minded, knowing he was pondering the Shou Bing, she also felt embarrassed to keep asking about the Technique details of Intracardiac Intervention Surgery.

After they all left, Zhou Litao sighed and said: "Zheng Lao Ban, you are truly formidable."

"Not really formidable." Zheng Ren said, "Those doing research in the Experiment, preparing liver cell cultivation, and 3D-printing organs are the truly formidable ones."

"Boss, I really agree with what you said." Su Yun said with a smile, "You say, nowadays even saving lives and healing has become malicious intent."

"Director Lin doesn't mean that; he's just being cautious." Zheng Ren chuckled.

"Tsk, just pretend." Su Yun said disdainfully.

"Zheng Lao Ban, Harvard's liver transplant isn't bad either." Lin Yuan said softly from the side.

"Oh, you mean you can go on stage?" Su Yun asked.

Lin Yuan nodded firmly, but she seemed to hesitate a moment, had something to say, then swallowed it back.

"Look at how many people Gai De·Wu Zi brought." Zheng Ren said.

"It might not be him; if the Mayo Clinic side succeeds in matching, then Charles would likely personally bring people over." Su Yun said, "He is quite interested in your Shou Bing."

Zheng Ren shook his head slightly, "Wait, there's no other way."

"Mm." Su Yun nodded, the rest of the matters are actually easy to say. Who goes on the Shou Bing, who is below on the Observation Platform, it's not important at all.

What's truly important is still the liver source.

"Zheng Lao Ban, when liver transplant first started..." Lin Yuan finally mustered courage, whispered his doubt, "If the blood type matches, transplantation can be done; no need for matching."

"Uh..." Zheng Ren froze for a moment, looked at Lin Yuan, reacted a bit before realizing.

"Lin Yuan, pay attention to the patient's condition." Su Yun said, "For a patient in such poor condition, it's best if blood type and match are both consistent."

"Mm, you're referring to the Liver Transplant Surgery performed on patients with late-stage liver cancer and cirrhosis according to the Milan, UCSF, and Hangzhou standards. And now..." Zheng Ren said, froze a moment, then immediately said, "But you're right, we shouldn't be rigid."

"What are you preparing to do?" Lin Yuan saw Zheng Lao Ban had something implied, so he asked.

"Forgot to ask Director Lin whether the CD20 monoclonal antibody drug can be obtained in the hospital. If we still can't find it in the end, let alone matching, even if the blood type doesn't match, we won't be able to get it." Su Yun blew a breath, the black hair in front of her forehead fluttering.

"The best condition is naturally matching and blood type both consistent. I suggest we must follow the best conditions; everyone has seen the patient's situation, it's uncertain whether we can proceed even with matching and blood type both consistent."

"No way's way." Su Yun also felt helpless.

"Reports on performing liver transplant for acute liver failure are rarely seen clinically, after all such things are too coincidental." Zheng Ren said, "Analyzing from a few case reports, emergency liver transplant has a rather low success rate."

Because of acute liver failure, the patient's own condition is extremely poor; overcoming the postoperative immune rejection is simply too difficult.

Lin Yuan sighed in his heart; that's what Zheng Lao Ban was thinking.

Domestically, Jinmen Hospital, which accounts for one-third of the liver transplant volume, has performed 10,000 Liver Transplant Surgeries in 20 years. Simple calculation, nationwide about 30,000 Liver Transplant Surgeries have been completed.

This point indeed cannot be compared with the United States and Europe. The United States completes 15,000 liver transplants per year; just from this point, domestic such surgeries amount to only one-tenth of that in the United States.

It is due to the shortage of donors, causing the Shou Bing volume to actually shrink significantly despite a large population base.

Everyone present knows this.

Just returning from Cui Lao's home, Zheng Ren, Su Yun, Zhou Litao, etc., felt this point especially deeply.

Cui Lao has always been unwilling to forget that he wants, when he becomes old and confused, if he gets sick, not to occupy public medical resources, and after death to donate his organs.

An individual's strength may be weak, but a prairie fire starts from tiny sparks.

"Boss, your demands are too strict." Su Yun began to complain, "At Xiangya Three Hospital, a patient couldn't even wait for a liver source with matching blood type; in the end, they couldn't wait any longer and chose to use a cross-blood-type, same-match liver source."

I know.

You still want to wait for a liver source with matching blood type and match? Are you dreaming? Do you think you're Doraemon, wishing for anything and getting it! Su Yun, feeling depressed, burst out.

If not, then use your plan. But I think that just occupies a liver source and does nothing to the situation. The patient now has severe infection and coagulation dysfunction; just these two points are enough to rule out cross-type liver transplant.

I know, even if it's the same type, whether the Shou Bing succeeds and whether one can finally be discharged alive depends on the ICU's technical strength. Boss, we are in 912, not Haicheng Shi Yiyuan.

"Wait and see, 12 hours." Zheng Ren finally weighed the pros and cons, "If the United States and Europe have no suitable liver source, then we'll choose a slightly inferior one."

Is the Shou Bing still being livestreamed?

"..." Zheng Ren hesitated for a moment, then said nothing.