Rebirth of a Doctor Without Regrets

Chapter 139 Overtaking in Points

The constant busyness at the Department of Cardiac Surgery of Chung Hsin University Second Affiliated Hospital has long been the norm.

Shen Hao's treatment team continues to operate at full capacity.

Except for the four hours from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. for equipment disinfection, the three operating rooms operate around the clock, carrying out one surgery after another like an assembly line.

However, Shen Hao was already overwhelmed. The continuous work over the past few days, coupled with the internal exhaustion from forcibly imitating Da Vinci's sleep method, had made his physical condition worse and worse.

He, who once firmly held the position of chief surgeon, now has no choice but to compromise.

Most routine level 3 surgeries are performed by Wu Deyang and Li Lei, while he is only responsible for controlling key steps and handling emergencies.

Even Chang Wei, who was stationed in the emergency department, was called back to help fill the manpower gap caused by the full-capacity operation.

At this moment, in operating room number two, Shen Hao was standing behind Chang Wei, his tone somewhat impatient: "Be careful to stop the bleeding. The blood vessels here are very thin. Use blunt dissection, don't use sharp instruments to cut hard, it's easy to damage the surrounding tissue."

Chang Wei had just returned from the emergency department and hadn't had time to get used to cardiac surgery, so his technique for operating instruments was still a bit rusty.

He carefully adjusted his movements, following Shen Hao's instructions, and slowly used the blunt end to separate the connective tissue around the blood vessels.

Shen Hao frowned, occasionally reaching out to correct Chang Wei's technique. Even in a level-three surgery, there was no room for error, especially...

It is during a critical period of points-based evaluation.

Any mistake could be the key to victory or defeat.

Just as Chang Wei was about to complete the crucial step, the airlock door of the operating room was suddenly kicked open, and Wu Deyang rushed in excitedly, his face beaming with uncontrollable joy.

"Deputy Director Shen, come here for a moment! I have great news! Fantastic news!"

Shen Hao paused, glanced coldly at Wu Deyang, and didn't move. He simply raised his chin, signaling Chang Wei to continue.

Even the best news cannot interrupt an ongoing surgery.

Wu Deyang could only stand aside, hoping that Chang Wei could finish quickly.

A few minutes later, Chang Wei successfully completed the crucial step and turned to Shen Hao: "Deputy Director Shen, all done."

Shen Hao nodded: "Not bad, take your time to get used to it, practice more, and you'll get used to it."

After saying that, he turned around and followed Wu Deyang quickly out of the operating room.

As soon as they reached the corridor, Wu Deyang lowered his voice impatiently, "Deputy Director Shen, good news! Li Wei is sick! I heard she has a high fever and a cough, and can't go on stage!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Hao's eyes lit up instantly, and most of the fatigue on his face vanished. He blurted out instinctively, "Too much!"

alright!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately realized what he had said, quickly put his hands together, and pretended to be concerned: "Well—I still wish her a speedy recovery."

Seeing that contradictory expression, Wu Deyang couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

Deputy Director Shen offered his blessings, but the joy in his eyes was impossible to hide.

Li Wei is the main assistant in Zhu Chunhua's team. Having worked tirelessly alongside Wang Xiao for so long, she has long become Wang Xiao's right-hand woman. If she falls ill, the progress of Zhu Chunhua's team's surgery will inevitably be severely affected.

This is undoubtedly a huge boon for Shen Hao's team.

At 2 a.m. that day, Shen Hao finally finished all his surgeries for the day. Surprisingly, he didn't look exhausted; instead, he was in high spirits.

He took off his scrub clothes, which smelled of disinfectant, and said to Wu Deyang, who was also breathing a sigh of relief, "Let's go check the points in the office area. I want to see what tricks that kid Wang Xiao can pull."

Wu Deyang nodded hurriedly and followed Shen Hao quickly toward the office area, muttering all the way, "They're definitely far behind us. Their team doesn't even have a reliable first assistant now, so their surgical volume must have plummeted."

The two walked quickly into the office area. Zhao Zhao had already finished calculating the latest points and was dozing off in front of the computer.

Shen Hao eagerly approached the points board, but his smile froze instantly, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Shen Hao's group scored 180 points yesterday, while Zhu Chunhua's group scored 170 points. Wang Xiao's score was only 10 points lower than his!

"How is this possible?" Shen Hao's voice was hoarse. "Wasn't Li Wei sick? How could their group still have such a high score?"

Wu Deyang opened the points details on his computer and exclaimed, "Deputy Director Shen, look at this! Zhu Chunhua published an SCI paper and got 500 points added!"

Shen Hao looked in the direction he pointed and saw in the details column that it read: Zhu Chunhua, published one SCI paper (IF=5.8), rewarded with 500 points.

In an instant, he felt his mind go blank, and all the blood in his body seemed to freeze.

With these 500 points, Zhu Chunhua's group's total score instantly reached 5670 points, while his group only had 5450 points, a difference of more than 200 points!

Even though Wang Xiao's surgery was delayed for a few days because Li Wei fell ill, and even though he did his best to keep the team running at full capacity, the gap was still so big!

Wu Deyang was completely stunned. The smile on his face vanished without a trace. His eyes widened, and he muttered to himself, "My God—this is too outrageous! Five hundred points for a single paper? Being able to write papers is just too amazing!"

Seeing Shen Hao's gloomy face, Wu Deyang quickly realized what was going on and chimed in with a complaint: "Deputy Director Shen, this is so unfair! Why should a paper get so many extra points?"

Our group has so many people working day and night, performing surgeries and painstakingly accumulating points, yet it's not as fast as Zhu Chunhua getting points for writing a paper! This rule is so unreasonable!

Shen Hao took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down, and said in a low voice, "What's the panic? I expected Zhu Chunhua to do this. She's good at scientific research, and she'll definitely get extra points for her papers in this evaluation."

He paused, his tone becoming more certain: "But don't worry, SCI papers aren't easy to publish, especially high-impact factor papers. It's already her limit to publish one in these two months."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Hao's eyes suddenly sharpened, and he turned sharply to look at Wu Deyang: "Also, let me ask you, didn't I tell you to use your connections in the infection control department to get rid of Zhu Chunhua?"

She was banned from performing for a month, so how could Wang Xiao still continue to perform high-intensity surgeries? And how could he even catch up so closely in the standings? Did you even get things done?

Wu Deyang was startled by Shen Hao's stern tone and quickly lowered his head, stammering, "I—I really did it. Zhu Chunhua is indeed banned from performing, and the infection control department has posted the penalty notice—"

"Go and find out what's going on before you report back!" Shen Hao said sternly, picking up the surgical schedule on the table and leaving.