Healing Doctor

Chapter 409 Be Brave

The chat lasted only 18 minutes, and the surgery was completed in such a short time?!

What can you do in 18 minutes?

Both directors are seasoned clinicians who have performed at least 2,000 to 3000 surgeries, if not 10,000.

In such a short time, if it were me, I probably wouldn't even have finished the preoperative preparations, let alone remove the blood clot and get the patient off the operating table... Is this a dream?

"Director Liu, Director Wang, please excuse me for a moment," Xu Leyu called out, pulling the patient out of the room.

Ji Xiang pushed the cart from behind, just like a junior resident doctor—even when pushing patients back, he felt like a real doctor, very serious and dedicated.

Director Liu was a little confused. He subconsciously made way for the flatbed cart and watched them leave. When he saw Director Bai come out, he grabbed Director Bai.

"Old Bai, was the surgery a success?" A crack appeared in Director Liu's unwavering confidence.

He asked cautiously.

This was the first surgery Ji Xiang performed independently, but he didn't witness it himself, which is a real pity.

"Of course." Director Bai smiled, as if to prove that he was right to apply for an exceptional treatment for Ji Xiang.

"What about the blood clot?"

Director Bai was now more composed and calm, and turned to lead Director Liu and Director Wang back to the operating room.

"Here it is."

The scrub nurse and circulating nurse were cleaning the operating room. The blood clot was not thrown away; it was meant to be shown to the patient's family. Director Sui held it in his hands.

Director Sui stared blankly at the blood clot, like a clueless resident trainee.

"So complete!" Liu Zhi exclaimed in surprise.

He had also seen other departments remove blood clots, and usually what was removed was fragmented and messy; it was very rare to see blood clots in strips or chunks.

But the blood clot that Director Sui was holding was different; it was a complete strip, about 8cm long, and slightly dark in color.

Director Wang of the Vascular Department stared blankly at the thrombus. Putting aside the patient's postoperative condition, the thrombus alone was enough to leave anyone speechless.

The blood clot originated from the pressure of the tourniquet during knee replacement surgery. It certainly didn't take long to form, at most it was just a blood clot. In fact, this thing is as delicate as tofu—it breaks at the slightest touch.

However, this "fresh" blood clot was completely removed!

Dr. Wang, the head of the vascular department, wasn't wearing gloves. He seemed somewhat lost in thought, reaching out to touch the thrombus to assess its freshness.

But before his hand could touch the blood clot, Director Sui turned the blood clot on the sterile gauze around.

"Don't touch it!" Director Sui said. "This thing will break if you touch it. I need to show it to the patient's family."

"How was it taken out?" Director Liu and Director Wang asked in unison.

Both of them regretted those 18 minutes of idle chatter.

"I'm not a vascular specialist, I just watched Dr. Ji insert the thrombectomy catheter and pull out a blood clot completely." Director Sui glanced at Director Wang of the Vascular Department, and then at Section Chief Bai.

"Go show it to the patient's family," Director Bai said calmly.

Director Sui rushed out as if he were carrying a precious treasure to communicate with the patient's family.

After a moment's hesitation, Director Wang of the Vascular Department went directly to the operating room and retrieved the surgical procedure.

The initial surgical procedure was percutaneous left lower extremity arterial angiography.

The operator was extremely skilled. After the catheter was inserted, angiography showed that the middle segment of the popliteal artery was occluded, and no contrast was seen in the distal segment.

Guided by a guidewire, the occluded segment was passed through, and manual angiography showed no stenosis in the anterior tibial artery; the distal ends of the posterior tibial artery and common peroneal artery were not visualized.

When the catheter was withdrawn to the upper end of the occlusion and angiography was performed again, contrast agent was seen passing through the original occlusion site of the popliteal artery, but the lumen was narrowed and the vessel wall at the narrowed site was not smooth; blood flow in the anterior tibial artery was unobstructed and no occlusion was seen in the lumen; the posterior tibial artery and common peroneal artery were thin.

The process of removing the thrombus was just as Director Sui described: the thrombectomy catheter was inserted, and the "fresh" thrombus was removed very obediently and completely.

Dr. Wang, the head of the vascular surgery department, had no idea how the surgeon had performed the procedure.

Although he didn't understand it, Director Wang of the Vascular Surgery Department was extremely shocked. There were probably only a handful of people in the whole country who could perform the surgery to this extent. He knew he could never do it in his entire life.

He felt his face burning; the blood clot wasn't like the cork that most people imagine, which could be easily and completely removed.

This is why the procedure was short. If it had taken longer, the thrombus and the vascular endothelium would have adhered, and even if the thrombus were completely removed, there would still be many hidden dangers.

"Director Wang, how is it?" Director Bai asked casually.

"Here," said Director Wang of the Vascular Surgery Department, pointing to the rough blood vessel wall, "this area is very likely to become blocked again."

"Hehe." Director Bai chuckled.

"Director Bai, this is indeed a potential hazard," said Director Wang of the Vascular Department, stubbornly offering himself a reason.

"A potential hazard is still just a potential hazard. If it's not removed, the patient's lower limb will become necrotic, requiring amputation. Even if there's no immediate hazard, what then?"

"..."

"Being a doctor requires courage," Director Bai said, then turned and left with his hands behind his back.

In the era of medical disputes 3.0, it's astonishing that someone would say such a thing. Moreover, the person who said it was Director Bai, who had worked in the dispute resolution office for many years and had been handling all kinds of complaints and disputes from the entire hospital. This left Director Wang of the Vascular Department with no way to refute it.

If a passionate young person said such a thing, Director Wang of the Vascular Department would think they were too inexperienced.

But Director Bai...

Be brave?

Director Liu knew Director Bai's character well. He patted Director Wang of the Vascular Department on the shoulder, turned around, and walked out of the operating room with Director Bai.

"Old Bai, have you been planning this for a long time?" Director Liu asked.

"I know that Ji Xiang has been thinking about this ever since he cursed Qin Chu, the 'Local Hero'," Director Bai said frankly. "Technically, I only know a little about neurosurgery, but I trust Qin Chu's judgment."

"Although he has some shortcomings as a person, his technical insight is definitely not bad."

"You must give me the intermediate certificate in urology next time!" Director Liu didn't dwell too much on the past and focused on the long term.

"Hehe, we'll see," Director Bai said.

"Why!" Director Liu asked unhappily.

Director Bai suddenly stopped, hesitated for a long time, and even he, who was usually unmoved by the collapse of a mountain, seemed to waver.

"Old Bai, what exactly happened?"

"You really don't know how capable Ji Xiang is?" Director Bai asked his old friend Liu Zhi, as if talking to himself.

"Of course I know."

"No, you don't know," Director Bai said. "Just now, someone from the provincial sports department called me to inquire about Ji Xiang."

"!!!"

"He said he performed rehabilitation surgeries on two athletes, and after a short period of rehabilitation training, the patients have recovered to their peak performance level."

"Damn it!" Director Liu blurted out.

A person who can't do anything is useless, but Ji Xiang, Dr. Ji, is just too capable!

Director Liu was deeply troubled.

(End of this chapter)