Famous Among Top Surgeons in the 90s-Chapter 1984: Be Quick
"There’s no time." Doctor Hu said to the patient’s family, "If we delay any longer, the child will be in great danger."
The family member covered their face with their hands, crying and falling to their knees.
Others came over to help him up, urging, "You should listen to the doctor quickly."
Still crying, the patient’s husband raised his tear-streaked face to Doctor Hu and said, "Doctor, you must save our child."
Doctor Hu nodded, turned around, and went back to the emergency room.
The nurse had prepared the surgical instruments.
The on-duty emergency doctor at the clinic was performing chest compressions on the patient. Shen Xifei, her head full of sweat, was holding the resuscitation bag and feeling so nervous that her heart raced. Although she had studied obstetrics and gynecology for a long time, this was her first experience with PMCS. This special case was rare clinically, not to mention that Doctor Hu really intended to perform this special surgery in this small clinic. The frightening part was that Doctor Hu couldn’t see how to perform the surgery.
"You do it." Doctor Hu said to Student Xie, "I will guide you here. Ask me immediately if you have any questions."
Xie Wanying didn’t have time to think too much and agreed, "Yes, Teacher."
"You assist her." Doctor Hu said to Shen Xifei.
Did Teacher Hu mean for her to assist Student Xie? Suddenly, Shen Xifei wasn’t nervous anymore, her head lined with a row of black lines. She was older than Xie Wanying and had passed the medical licensing exam. Why should she assist Student Xie, a medical student?
Doctor Hu sensed her objection and said, "Otherwise, you be the chief surgeon and she will assist you."
Shen Xifei thought, she could show off her status as a senior in front of Student Xie. She just wasn’t sure if Xie Wanying would compete with her for the chief surgeon position at this critical juncture.
No, she wouldn’t. As a senior, Shen Xifei, a licensed doctor, has the qualification to be the chief surgeon. Xie Wanying, being only a medical student, should assist the licensed doctor as a matter of course, unless there was no one else. Doctor Hu probably considered this and arranged it for them both.
"Quick!" Doctor Hu urged the two of them. The on-duty doctor had been performing CPR on the patient for almost four minutes. The patient had not regained spontaneous breathing, so they must race against the clock to save the fetus.
Xie Wanying and Shen Xifei swiftly put on surgical gowns with the nurse’s help and stepped up to the surgical table.
Disinfect, drape, all in one go, speed must be fast, fast, fast. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢
In such an emergency, a vertical incision is used. After cutting, the doctor must pull out the fetus without any regard for the mother.
Once standing in the chief surgeon’s position, Shen Xifei’s lower limbs started to tremble a bit. On second thought, tackling such a rushed surgery alone made her feel uncertain and lacking confidence.
Licensed doctors only need to pass a written exam; relatively speaking, the practical exam was simpler to deal with as it involved simulators and did not require conducting an emergency surgery with chief surgeon duties. A licensed physician in clinical practice requires a long period of clinical training before actually leading a group as the chief surgeon. At Guoxie, she assisted her teacher in performing hundreds of Cesarean Sections, but her times as a chief surgeon were countable on one hand. Even when she was the chief surgeon, there was always a teacher present to back her up, ensuring she didn’t need to fear unexpected situations during surgery.
The current situation on-site was that their support, Teacher Hu, was blind, and couldn’t step in to take over in case of any emergencies. The most feared thing was having no one to turn to when the time came.
Shen Xifei’s breathing became rapid, breathing heavily, and hot sweat flowed.
