My Medical Skills Give Me Experience Points-Chapter 484 - 215: Enhancing Department Cohesion, Dr. Wu Was Convinced_2
Chapter 484: Chapter 215: Enhancing Department Cohesion, Dr. Wu Was Convinced_2
Zhou Can had already begun to demonstrate preliminary proficiency in handling such matters.
"This lad is truly my lucky star. With his assistance in the Thyroid and Breast Surgery Department, we’re set to prosper!"
Old Li was even more fond of Zhou Can.
The scheduling and the department personnel list were successfully submitted. The hospital would update these individual’s records, including the clinic hours for outpatient service and their assigned departments, which also needed to be updated in the hospital’s registration system.
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Inside the operating room, a male patient nearing sixty quietly lay on the operating table.
Old Li, Director Mo, Wu Ziyu, Zhou Can, and others were all set to operate on this patient.
A huge tumor was visible near the patient’s neck, close to the left collarbone. Its diameter was larger than a rice bowl and looked incredibly frightful.
The patient discovered a thyroid nodule over twenty years ago, but due to the absence of other symptoms, it was not dealt with at a hospital. Later, when symptoms of hyperthyroidism appeared, he went to the local health clinic to get some medication.
The drug he was prescribed was methimazole, commonly known as thiamazole.
Recently, the thyroid nodule kept growing, already starting to press against the trachea, causing the patient to experience difficulty breathing, especially when lying on his side.
The family, worried about the massive thyroid tumor endangering the patient’s life safety, sent him to Tuya Hospital, hoping for surgical treatment.
The patient was admitted under the care of Director Mo, and after waiting several days, he obtained a hospital bed.
He was ready to receive inpatient surgical treatment.
Zhou Can took on the surgery task for this patient. Director Mo was a bit uneasy, plus Resident Doctor Wu Ziyu wanted to see if Zhou Can’s surgical speed was genuinely fast.
As a result, Director Mo, along with her, participated in this surgery.
Director Mo himself also wanted to see Zhou Can’s surgical capabilities.
People, after all, want to open their eyes to new experiences and satisfy their curiosity.
Zhou Can was assisting the anesthesiologist in performing preoperative anesthesia on the patient. With extremely professional techniques, he quickly prepared the patient for preoperative anesthesia.
This included intubation, connecting to the respirator, and various preparations for any unforeseen events during the surgery.
His Anesthesia Technique experience had been increasing ever since he acquired it.
However, what frustrated him was that only general or spinal anesthesia could increase Experience Points. Local anesthesia didn’t boost Experience Points.
At first, he thought maybe the system was glitching.
Later, when his Anesthesia Technique reached Level 2, which is the training level, he realized that not all anesthesia is created equal.
The Anesthesia Technique he acquired included administering anesthesia to patients, life support, life monitoring, and even establishing extracorporeal circulation among others—a very advanced medical skill.
Simply administering local anesthesia, the system might think it’s something anyone can do with no technical content.
That’s why it didn’t provide him with Experience Points.
His current Anesthesia Technique experience was 98/100, an excellent level for a trainee. Just 2 more points and he could advance to the Resident Doctor level.
It was rather challenging to level up. frёewebηovel.cѳm
"May I perform the anesthesia?" Zhou Can asked the anesthesiologist.
"Sure! But don’t go too fast, the patient is older and might not handle it well."
The anesthesiologist was none other than Dr. Guan, an old acquaintance.
He had cooperated with Zhou Can not just once or twice.
So the trust was high.
Even with high-risk procedures like administrating anesthesia drugs, he allowed Zhou Can to do it.
Besides his willingness to delegate, Doctor Feng was also willing to let go.
At least half of Zhou Can’s 98 points in Anesthesia Technique experience were earned from these two doctors.
There are generally two common methods for general anesthesia.
Allowing the anesthetic drugs to be inhaled through the respiratory tract or injected intravenously into the body to temporarily suppress the central nervous system, causing the patient to lose consciousness and skeletal muscles to relax.
Local anesthesia is more often administered through muscle injection.
This also shows that general anesthesia carries much higher risks than local anesthesia.
Nowadays, general anesthesia surgeries often use respiratory tract intubation and inhalational drug administration. It’s somewhat safer than intravenous drug administration, as if there’s a problem during anesthesia, the administration can be immediately stopped.
Anesthesia recovery will also be more convenient.
This patient underwent inhalational drug administration.
Zhou Can cautiously adjusted the dose of the anesthetic, making the patient inhale it through mechanical respiration.
Successful inhalational general anesthesia made the patient experience respiratory arrest, so it was necessary to connect the trachea to the anesthesia machine for mechanical ventilation.
Overall, this operation still carried a considerable risk.
It could only be said to be relatively safe.
The patient gradually lost consciousness, like falling into deep sleep.
Zhou Can called the patient’s name without any response, and patting the patient’s shoulder yielded the same result.
He observed the patient’s vital signs, which overall appeared stable.
[+1 Anesthesia Technique Experience.]
His Anesthesia Technique experience was now only one point away from advancing to Resident Doctor level. He should be able to complete the level-up today.
That’s because he had taken on most of the backlog of surgeries from other doctors in the department.
Most of these were Level 2 surgeries or higher.
In reality, Level 1 surgeries rarely require inpatient treatment. Most are treated outpatient with immediate discharge.
Especially in a large hospital like Tu Ya, where surgical bed availability is extremely tight, as long as the patient is assessed to have no major issues post-op, they are usually not allowed to stay inpatient.
"The anesthesia has been successfully administered, and the patient’s vital signs are stable; the surgery can proceed!"
"Alright, come here to lead the surgery!"
Old Li looked stern.
During major surgery, the pressure on senior doctors is actually quite substantial.
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