Check-in at the Hospital: The First Surgery Shocked the Nation!-Chapter 68 - 62: I Can’t Die; My Daughter Is Still Waiting for Me to Save Her
"Alright, everyone, let me first present my plan."
Qin Feng straightened up and scanned everyone, saying,
"First of all, I don’t agree with transferring the patient to another hospital. As Director Qi mentioned, before we even reach the hospital gate, the patient could go into shock and die."
"Qin Feng, just tell us what you have in mind. We’re all here to support you."
Cao Ke, the deputy director of cardiothoracic surgery, spoke up immediately, his words filled with trust.
After all, Qin Feng was a great contributor to their cardiothoracic department!
"What I’m going to say next might shock everyone, but it’s probably the best solution at the moment."
With that, he nodded and started explaining the only viable surgical plan in his mind,
"Currently, you can see the patient’s situation where the steel bar pierced through the head. Although it hasn’t damaged the critical posterior brain nerves, it is almost closely attached to the trigeminal ganglion and has already caused slight deformation and pressure.
The severity of this area is clear to everyone. If the trigeminal ganglion suffers damage, the consequences would be unimaginable."
As his words fell, everyone nodded repeatedly, their faces full of solemnity.
They were all seasoned doctors, which is why they did not dare to operate lightly, preferring to transfer the patient to avoid responsibility.
"Currently, the steel bar also blocks half of the trachea, but the patient’s breathing is still normal. The most critical part now lies in the heart.
The steel bar is now closely attached to the right myocardium and penetrates through the liver and spleen, being too close to the heart. Any slight movement could puncture the myocardium, causing shock and massive bleeding.
Meanwhile, the penetrated positions of the liver and spleen have already started bleeding. If the bleeding level increases during surgery, the patient could go into shock almost immediately."
After explaining the situation, Qin Feng’s eyes turned solemn, and he said loudly,
"Here’s my surgical plan. The steel bar cannot be cut within the body, as the large movement could easily cause secondary injury.
First, a craniotomy to sever the trigeminal ganglion using a Frazier surgery (also known as trigeminal ganglion posterior sensory fiber sectioning), a method of blocking and separating the ganglion.
Then, cardiothoracic, internal medicine, and urology will perform a combined thoracotomy, exposing the steel bar sections at all positions, followed by multi-point fixation.
Director Cao of cardiothoracic will separate the heart tissue, shift it two millimeters to the left before proceeding with the separation, and ensure the heart’s safety.
Internal medicine will cut into the penetrated liver and spleen from the shortest safe distance to remove and stop the bleeding.
As for the urological part of the patient, no vital organs are damaged, so Director Wu will separate it, exposing the steel bar outside the organs.
Once all parts are completed, the steel bar will be extracted from the lower body parallelly, avoiding secondary injury.
Finally, all four parts will be sutured simultaneously, addressing all wounds!"
...
As his words fell,
everyone remained silent, lost in thought.
Even Zhang Chen was stunned. Qin Feng’s bold idea was practically to cut open the patient from the skull to the whole body!
"Is this... feasible? The Frazier surgery is something we in neurosurgery may not yet achieve."
The attending neurosurgeon looked grim, speaking bitterly.
"I understand that. Let’s first confirm the feasibility of the surgery."
Qin Feng nodded, understanding that this type of surgery was indeed very niche.
Many neurosurgeons have heard of it but have never seen one.
Moreover, the difficulty of the procedure is quite high!
As his words fell, everyone fell into contemplation.
The surgical plan he just mentioned indeed had some feasibility, but the risk was also immense.
The first point, if we indeed proceed this way, the blood loss would be an alarming figure.
Does the hospital’s blood bank have enough reserves? 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎
Three fourth-level surgeries plus one third-level surgery make this a compound ultra-challenging procedure. Who will be the lead surgeon?
Any minor carelessness, and it would be a complete loss!
This is too bold!
Zhang Chen initially wanted to stand up and argue, but seeing the fatal spots marked on the curtain, his brows furrowed deeply.
Compared to the surgical plans they previously discussed, this plan seemed more feasible...
In any case, within internal medicine, only he and Wei Dajing were present, and based on surgical experience, he himself was definitely the one to step up.
Facing the same greatest risk with the rupture and massive bleeding of the liver and spleen!
At this moment,
the conference room fell silent.
"Don’t worry about the risks, everyone. If you trust me, I’ll sign off to be the lead surgeon for this operation!"
Seeing the situation, Qin Feng continued to speak,
"Of course, if anyone among the leaders can present a better surgical plan, that would be ideal."
"Qin Feng, if you’re the lead surgeon, I agree!"
Instantly, Cao Ke, the deputy director of cardiothoracic, was the first to stand up,
"Given the state of the heart, a thoracotomy is inevitable, and separating and repositioning the heart is currently the best method!"
"I also agree with Xiaoxin’s idea, there’s no problem from the urology side."
Next, Director Wu from urology, who was on duty, also nodded and said.
Originally, during their prior discussion, everyone had left the patient’s urological damage as the last concern, deciding to save the life even if it meant sacrificing some damage to the urological system.
But now, Qin Feng decisively elevated all the options to the same priority.
This way, they could also ensure the maximum possible integrity of the patient’s urological system!
Of course, they would support it!
"Neurosurgery also has no objections, but what about the trigeminal ganglion blocking surgery?"
The attending neurosurgeon frowned, worriedly asked, and then looked at Qin Feng,
"If something goes wrong causing severe side effects, it could be hard to manage!"
"You don’t need to worry about that."
Qin Feng shook his head at the words, calmly saying,
"I’ll personally handle the neurosurgery, you be my first assistant."
"That would be great! I agree!"
"Qin Feng! What are you doing? Hurry back..."
Sitting below, Zhang Chen was dumbfounded when he heard about the signature for the lead surgeon.
When he reacted and sprang up, pointing at Qin Feng and reprimanding him.
An intern dared to say such things. Who gave him the courage?
Isn’t this embarrassing for the internal medicine department?
But before he could finish speaking, the attending neurosurgeon actually agreed!
"Last time, I didn’t even have time to witness your craniotomy, only watched the video to learn. This time I finally get to observe it up close."
Next, the words from the other side left him completely in disarray!
What?
He said Qin Feng had previously performed a craniotomy?
How... how is this possible?
Isn’t he an internal medicine intern?
"Dr. Zhang, what did you just say?"
Zhou Xianren solemnly asked when he heard Zhang Chen’s words, and everyone simultaneously looked at him.
"Qin Feng, he... isn’t he an intern in our internal medicine? He doesn’t have surgical qualifications!"
Zhang Chen immediately realized something was amiss and quickly said.
"Who told you he doesn’t have surgical qualifications?"
Zhou Xianren stood up directly upon hearing, staring at him with an unfriendly gaze.
"Qin Feng’s authority to sign for surgeries is specially approved by the dean, he can lead or participate in any surgery in any department of the entire hospital!"
...
Crack!
Zhou Xianren’s words were like a thunderbolt, striking him fiercely, leaving him feeling externally scorched and internally numb.
What?
Qin Feng actually has the authority to sign for surgeries?
Even he doesn’t have that!
And it’s for every surgery in the entire hospital!
What on earth is this?
What does it mean to be the lead surgeon for the entire hospital?
Looking across the entire Jiuzhou, I’m afraid it’s hard to find a doctor who can obtain the authority to lead surgeries for the entire hospital!
As the saying goes,
there are specialized fields in which one excels, especially in the medical field, the more in-depth the research, the differences between each specialty are like chasms.
Spending a lifetime to become an expert in a certain field is already extremely difficult!
Zhang Chen has been in the field for six or seven years, and even in a top medical city like Beijing, he has never heard of any doctor being able to get the authority for signing off on surgeries in all departments!
Just as he was in a daze, the surgical plan was formally finalized.
"If no one has any objections, let’s proceed with Qin Feng’s surgical plan. Any objections?"
"Cardiology has no objections."
"Neurology has no objections."
"Urology has no objections."
"ICU has no objections."
...
When it was the Internal Medicine’s turn, everyone looked again at the stunned Zhang Chen.
"Dr. Zhang, do you have any objections?"
Zhou Xianren frowned, asking unhappily.
"Huh? No... no..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhou Xianren clapped his hands.
"Okay! Qin Feng, you take charge."
Upon hearing this, Qin Feng nodded with a faint smile, then began arranging the surgical parts for each department, and the operation room started preparing nervously.
This is a major battle!
In the emergency room,
Qin Feng squatted in front of the man, looking at his eyes, which had begun to dim.
"We are going to operate on you soon."
"Okay~ I... I can’t die, my daughter~ is still waiting for me to earn money to save her..."
The man’s consciousness was noticeably weaker than before, delayed for so long, the bleeding in the brain and liver-spleen was beginning to affect physiological indicators.
Surgery must be done as soon as possible!
"Okay, rest assured."
Qin Feng nodded, speaking in a deep voice,
"We will do our best to make sure you survive!"
After saying that,
he stood up and nodded to Xiao Jing.
The man was then carefully wheeled into the operating room.
Qin Feng followed him in, just as he reached the door, he saw two figures, one large and one small, kneeling in front of the operating room door, pleading desperately with each doctor who entered.
Their faces already soaked with tears, their eyes filled with nothing but helplessness and panic.
"Doctor, please save him, you must save him, our whole family won’t survive if he dies."
"Doctor, I’m begging you, I’m kowtowing to you!"
"Doctor, doctor, we are kowtowing to you, Xiaojuan, quickly kowtow."
Thud~
Thud~
Thud~
...
Inside the operating room,
all the doctors were washing and disinfecting sequentially, putting on sterile gowns, masks, caps, and gloves.
"Director Zhou, what’s the situation with that little girl outside?"
He walked to Zhou Xianren’s side, asking curiously.
"That little girl, ah, is the patient’s daughter, she has leukemia and is staying in our hospital’s oncology department."
Zhou Xianren heard his question, shook his head with a bitter smile,
"Sigh, this family is also unfortunate, they are all relying on this man to earn money for living and medical treatment, they’ve borrowed from all the relatives.
Even the surgery fees for this operation haven’t been fully gathered, but can we not save him?
I suspect the hospital will have to cover a large portion of this money in the end, otherwise, if the man dies, this family won’t survive."
Upon hearing this,
Qin Feng was silent, feeling a pang in his heart.
The daughter has leukemia, almost an incurable disease, and now the only pillar of the family has also fallen, without money, it’s like having no way to live.
What can be said?
The advancement of medicine can give people a chance at life, but many people can only watch helplessly as they wait for death.
Sometimes, being poor is the real fatal disease!
Ten minutes later,
around the operating table in the operating room, four lead surgeons and three assistants seemed somewhat crowded.
Everyone had their hands raised in the air, ready, looking at Qin Feng positioned at the head.
"Begin anesthesia."
As soon as he finished speaking, the anesthesiologist released the anesthetic gas, initiating general anesthesia.
Five minutes later, the patient had entered an unconscious state.
"Director Zhou, how’s the blood bank prepared?"
Qin Feng asked Zhou Xianren standing by.
"10000ml of prepared blood is all set, and we’ve also notified the city’s Second and Third Hospitals, asking their blood banks to prepare 10000ml of blood, ready for immediate support."
Zhou Xianren immediately answered.
Hearing this, he nodded, it should be enough.
According to his estimation, the blood transfusion needed for this surgery will likely be no less than 8000ml, possibly even drawing on the entire circulatory system at any moment for emergencies.
"Everyone, let’s begin."
Qin Feng scanned everyone, speaking with firm resolve,
"Time, 11:58 PM..."
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