Healing Doctor

Chapter 285 The Scapegoat (Alliance Leader Stinky Fruit's Dad x5)

The surgery itself is not difficult; what is difficult is the "unconventional" approach.

After the system NPC explained the procedure to Ji Xiang, he took him through several surgeries. Ji Xiang was impressed by the approach after successfully mastering the technique.

It turns out that what Zhao Zhe said was true!

"Back then, medical conditions were limited, and doctors tried every possible resource and method to solve problems, which led to similar approaches."

After the system NPC explained a few things, Ji Xiang left the system operating room.

"At the time, I thought it was some kind of strange tumor. Later, the thoracic surgeon explained to me that this was a patient who had undergone a right pneumonectomy 30 years ago, and at that time, they left a table tennis ball in the chest cavity as a filler."

"But it seems the technology has improved now, and they don't use this thing anymore. I asked him again what exactly has improved, but he didn't say..."

"Dr. Zhao," Director Bai interrupted Zhao Zhe's rambling, "tell me how the surgery was performed."

"The surgery works like this," Zhao Zhe said, coming to his senses. "It mainly involves using a table tennis ball to support the folds of the loose vagina, making the surgery simpler. Areas that couldn't be stitched up before, or weren't stitched tightly, can now be reached by supporting them."

"..."

"..."

Director Bai and Director Liu both thought they would hear the detailed surgical procedure, but to their surprise, the talkative Zhao Zhe only said this one sentence.

"Ahem." Ji Xiang coughed lightly, knowing that Zhao Zhe had only witnessed the surgery once and it was unlikely that he could explain in detail, so he took over the conversation, "The basic principle is like this, as for the specific surgery... I only saw it once during my internship."

"How did you do it?" Director Bai's interest was piqued.

He seemed to have completely forgotten about the patient's family blocking the door.

"The patient was placed in a supine position and continuous epidural anesthesia was administered. An incision was made in the lower abdomen from the midline to the pubic symphysis. The peritoneal reflection at the top of the bladder was dissected, the bladder was opened, and a small retractor was used to retract the bladder to expose the fistula..."

Ji Xiang began explaining the surgery.

In the system's operating room, Ji Xiang performed three similar surgeries, which, according to the system's NPC, basically covered the common bladder fistulas in clinical practice.

He explained in great detail, and Director Bai and Director Liu gradually became engrossed in listening.

Zhao Zhe's mouth opened wider and wider.

Using a billiard ball for surgery was already absurd. The retired doctor explained the basic principles, and everyone discussed it for several days. In the end, they invited him back to oversee the operation, and it took five hours to complete the surgery.

Even if that old expert had seen and done it, he didn't seem to know as much as Ji Xiang, nor was he as clear about it as Ji Xiang.

The originally obscure principles seemed to become simple and clear in Ji Xiang's words. This young man seemed to have a natural ability to simplify the complex.

Ten minutes later, Ji Xiang finished explaining the surgical procedure.

Both Director Bai and Director Liu were extremely surprised.

If these words came from a doctor in his sixties or seventies who had lived through that era, they would only admire him wholeheartedly.

However, Ji Xiang, a young man, spoke eloquently about the old techniques from many years ago.

Director Bai pondered for a moment. He went over Ji Xiang's account several times and didn't think there was anything wrong with it, at least logically speaking.

"Xiao Ji... Dr. Zhao, the surgery is for you. Can you take it off?" Director Bai asked.

Zhao Zhe was suddenly speechless.

Talking and bragging are minor things.

Asking himself to take on a complex surgery... Zhao Zhe had no guts to accept the task.

Besides, I'm just a medical student doing my job; I can't get involved in karma.

"Only you and Xiao Ji have witnessed the surgery," Director Bai said. "Director Liu, please help out and the three of you can work together."

"Director Bai, I..." Zhao Zhe said in a hoarse voice.

"The patient's family is still making a fuss, so a transfer is definitely not going to happen. It's a hassle," Director Bai said irritably. "We'll have to bite the bullet and get the surgery done. If it doesn't go well, I'll take the blame. I can't do something as tasteless as shifting blame. If the patient is discharged safely..."

As he spoke, he gave Zhao Zhe a deep look, then glanced at Ji Xiang, and didn't continue.

Director Bai explained the preparations for the surgery to Director Liu, and then hurriedly left.

After seeing Director Bai off, Director Liu looked troubled. "Xiao Ji, Dr. Zhao, what about you two?"

"Director, what's wrong?" Ji Xiang asked, puzzled.

"The patient's illness is one thing, and the patient's family is another. Think about it, the patient was having a difficult labor, and during delivery, the fetus was pressing on her vagina and causing necrosis, yet she still refused a cesarean section or episiotomy. The patient's family simply doesn't understand this, and it's very difficult to communicate with them."

However, Director Liu sighed again, "Let's do it, there's no way to solve the problem if we don't. We need to plug the fistula first, then it will be easier to deal with Director Bai."

Are you confident?

Ji Xiang stood straight, as tall and straight as a poplar tree.

Zhao Zhe, meanwhile, hunched over and hid next to Ji Xiang to minimize his contact area and avoid Director Liu's gaze.

"I'll go up on stage with you. You all do your job well," Director Liu said. "Director Bai also said that if we succeed in the surgery, we'll definitely reap the benefits."

As he spoke, he patted Zhao Zhe on the shoulder.

However, Zhao Zhe's shoulders seemed unable to bear the weight; with each pat, his body shrank an inch. Zhao Zhe didn't want any benefits; he knew his place, and avoiding being blamed was already a great blessing.

Director Liu was also helpless, but he still continued, "If the surgery is successful, you may be able to stay at the Second Affiliated Hospital."

"!!!" Zhao Zhe was stunned, his eyes shining.

"I was just guessing. The surgery went smoothly, and the patient recovered and was discharged. Based on my understanding of Director Bai, he should be able to handle this."

As he spoke, Director Liu walked to the window, looked at the office building across the street, and seemed to have forgotten the empty promises he had just made.

A huge crowd was blocking the entrance to the office building downstairs.

"Well, I reckon even Director Bai can't do anything about it. The patient's family doesn't say they refused surgery during the difficult labor, they just say they're treating human life like dirt. They put up banners, and soon the accountability measures for maintaining stability will come down."

"Accountability?" Ji Xiang asked, not understanding.

"Hey." Director Liu sighed, but instead of explaining, he continued, "There are very few medical disputes that Director Bai can't handle. If you hadn't mentioned billiards, I wouldn't have wanted to play even if Dean Sun had given me a good scolding. If all else fails, I'll just have to scratch my head."

"But after you finished speaking, I felt that it was logically feasible, so let's give it a try, just to help Director Bai solve a big problem."

"Director, when is the surgery?" Ji Xiang asked with great interest.

Looking at the energetic Ji Xiang, Director Liu sighed inwardly, "It's good to be young."

Having never experienced a medical dispute, I don't even think about those troublesome things; I focus all my energy on medical care.

Looking at Zhao Zhe again, even after throwing away such a large piece of meat, he regained his senses after a brief moment of excitement.

If Ji Xiang hadn't explained the surgical procedure so carefully, Zhao Zhe probably would have preferred not to come to the Second Affiliated Hospital rather than go on stage to perform the surgery and take on this huge burden.

(End of this chapter)