Healing Doctor

Chapter 326 Preparing for the Ghost Heart (Bonus Chapter 4 for Alliance Leader Xiaoxiao 515)

Ji Xiang started working in the orthopedics department.

He wasn't in a hurry, nor did he frequently use the "superior doctor's gaze." In fact, Ji Xiang never used it at all. Instead, he obediently and methodically followed Deng Chaohong in performing surgeries and writing medical records.

In addition, performing surgeries with Zhao Zhe and collaborating with Director Liu on weekends to complete partial resections of kidney cancer are also major tasks.

Days passed by quietly, like flowing water.

Twelve days later.

Ji Xiang and Director Liu are performing a partial resection of kidney cancer. The surgery is going very smoothly, and Director Liu is delighted, finding Ji Xiang increasingly pleasing to the eye.

After finishing one surgery, Ji Xiang would take the patient to the operating room and then take the next patient to the operating room.

Director Liu sat in a corner of the operating room, watching the nurses bustling around.

"Director Liu, your surgeries have become increasingly impressive lately," the anesthesiologist said to Director Liu.

"Well, it's all thanks to Ji Xiang." Director Liu didn't mince words and spoke the truth.

The anesthesiologist paused, then grinned and said, "What's wrong, Director Liu? Are you thinking of taking Ji Xiang as your son-in-law?"

"I'd like to, but young people these days..." Director Liu shook his head. "My daughter is in the south; it's impossible for her to come back."

"Director Liu, isn't Ji Xiang a 'phoenix man' (a man from a poor background who achieves success)?" the circulating nurse joked after hearing this.

Tang Yan, who was busy at work, was stunned for a moment. A "phoenix man"? She immediately thought of Feng Yuqing, who drove an Aston Geely.

On the contrary, he is not a phoenix man from a poor background, but a rich man's son-in-law.

"What's wrong with a 'phoenix man'?" Director Liu said dismissively. "Talent is like a ten-month pregnancy; it can't be hidden. A true 'phoenix man' doesn't need to fight his way through a sea of ​​competitors to find a wealthy and beautiful woman. A discerning father-in-law would have already chosen a 'phoenix man' long ago."

"For example?" the anesthesiologist asked jokingly.

"Zhu Yuanzhang?"

"Hahaha, Director Liu, look at what you're saying, that's called arguing!" The anesthesiologist laughed. "But I can tell you genuinely admire Ji Xiang, the kind that's deep down. The way you look at Ji Xiang is off. If we weren't so familiar, I'd start to question your sexual orientation."

"I do admire him, and I initially considered recruiting him as my graduate student. But..."

The anesthesiologist pricked up his ears.

"That's impossible."

"What? The school won't give you a spot?"

"Ji Xiang won't be my graduate student," Director Liu said frankly. "It's hard to say whether his residency training will even be over in a year or two, and then he'll have to leave. I have a strong feeling about it."

Just as the anesthesiologist was about to ask something, a commotion arose outside the door. He kicked the door open and stood in the doorway to look.

In another operating room, the anesthesiologist sat on a stretcher, holding a rubber ball, while the nurse held up the IV drip. People cleared the way in front and pushed the stretcher behind, and they left the operating room quickly and solemnly.

The group disappeared in a hurry. Director Liu didn't look, but he knew exactly what was going on. "The heart transplant is finished?"

"Wow, that's fast." The anesthesiologist didn't answer, but he did remark.

"The transplant surgery itself is not difficult; the difficulty lies in postoperative care and rejection reactions," said Director Liu.

"It's been so many years since I last did this, why are we starting again?" the anesthesiologist muttered to himself.

"I heard from Director Bai that we didn't do it before because there was a limited supply of donors, and we couldn't keep up. But now..."

He drew out a final note.

"What are you doing now, Director Liu?"

"Do you know what a ghost heart is?"

"Are you about to tell a ghost story? We don't believe in that stuff," the anesthesiologist laughed.

"Hey, you can only say that in the operating room. Don't say it outside, or people will think you're not doing your job properly," Director Liu said disdainfully.

He wanted to show off the gossip he heard from Director Bai.

"!!!" The anesthesiologist was stunned.

"The pulsed field kills the cells, and then the chemical substances wash away the cellular residue, leaving the protein structure, which is then implanted into autologous stem cells to develop into a real, beating, non-rejection-prone heart."

"Because it is a pale, deathly white color, it is also called the Ghost Heart."

"Wow, Director Liu, your research is really in-depth!"

"I heard it from Director Bai," Director Liu smiled. "Director Bai said that the ghost heart may be widely used within the next ten years, so our hospital's heart transplant technology must be passed down, otherwise we'll be at a loss when the time comes."

"To be honest, Director Bai does have important business to attend to, but these things... well, he's got a higher perspective and a broader vision, huh."

The anesthesiologist knew that Director Liu and Section Chief Bai had a close personal relationship, so he didn't say anything.

"Director Bai has been overseeing the heart transplant surgery, and he's been quite busy lately," Director Liu said, as a patient in a hospital gown walked in.

"Get to work!" Director Liu stood up.

First, they checked and verified everything. Ji Xiang, the anesthesiologist, and Director Liu each went through the process to confirm the patient's identity and the location of his organs. The patient's obsessive-compulsive symptoms were obvious.

After Ji Xiang finished checking, he went to scrub his hands in preparation for going on stage. Zhao Zhe didn't go on stage; instead, he helped the circulating nurses below.

Another surgery begins.

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Patients who have undergone heart transplants are sent to the ICU.

The patient's condition is stable. Pericardial and pleural drainage yielded a small amount of light red bloody fluid, indicating that the vascular anastomosis was quite good and there was very little bleeding.

Director Bai was quite satisfied with this.

The directors of the cardiac surgery, cardiology, and critical care medicine departments under his command were all present, as was Lu Gang.

A group of top provincial experts, representing the highest level of technical expertise in the province, were on hand to ensure the project's success. Although Director Bai couldn't be absolutely certain there wouldn't be any problems, he had already gone to such lengths; any further issues would be a matter of fate.

Although the patient had regained consciousness, he/she was still on a ventilator to assist breathing and reduce the burden on his/her heart and lungs.

The surgery went smoothly, and the patient recovered well after the operation. An hour later, the first consultation meeting was held, and it was decided to remove the tube.

Every treatment has its advantages and disadvantages. While ventilator-assisted breathing has great benefits, it also has drawbacks.

After a consultation with the expert team, they decided to remove the ventilator and let the patient breathe on his own.

Everything is still intact.

The patient's vital signs were stable, and the air in the ICU felt lighter.

Two hours later, the pressurizing drug, which had been continuously pumped at a reduced speed, was also removed.

Three hours later, the cardiac stimulant was removed.

The patient received maintenance therapy with only a small amount of isoproterenol via a microinfusion pump.

Director Bai looked at the patient and felt a strange sense of relief.

Heart transplant surgery, such a major operation, and the patient recovered so quickly! Although the Second Affiliated Hospital hasn't performed organ transplant surgery in a long time, it's still as skilled as ever.

Overall, their technical capabilities are still very strong.

Director Bai was also a bit tired, so he lay down in the ICU duty room for a while to rest.

But less than 20 minutes after I lay down, there was a rapid knocking on the door.

"Director Bai, there's a problem."

Director Bai sat up abruptly. "What's wrong!"

(End of this chapter)