Healing Doctor

Chapter 499 Audacity and Recklessness

"Director Yang, Dr. Zhai explained to us before the surgery that similar complications might occur, I know that." Seeing that Director Yang seemed a little dazed, the patient's family member reassured him, "Don't worry, I'm not an unreasonable person. Neither you nor Dr. Zhai wanted this to happen."

"Do you know how to continue treatment?" Director Yang asked cautiously, frowning.

He always felt that life was secretly pulling out an enema and a thermos stopper, giving him a chilling smile.

It wasn't that Director Yang was overthinking things, but rather that even Zhai Yuhan would have difficulty knowing these details. It was only because she had many years of clinical experience that she was able to find out what had happened immediately.

But the patients and their families seemed to know all about these things, so how could Director Yang not have doubts?

"I understand. Let it rest for a few days first, then have surgery to remove the clamp."

"..."

Director Yang was speechless.

He was certain that this was not said by Zhai Yuhan, the chief resident of the gastroenterology department, or any other patient. In fact, Director Yang had a kind of illusion—that he had given the patient prior instructions.

It is extremely rare for titanium clips to puncture the duodenal bulb, causing ulcers and bleeding. Even Zhai Yuhan was unaware of this, yet the patient was able to reveal it.

Weird!

"Xiao Liu, Xiao Liu's wife, it's good that you know." Director Yang smiled awkwardly. "This situation is quite rare, it's good that you understand. I'll arrange a private room for you two in the gastrointestinal department so you can rest well and recover soon."

"Is it very rare?" the patient's partner asked in surprise.

"It's quite rare; I've only encountered four cases in all these years. After the second case, I personally added this complication to the preoperative instructions," Director Yang said vaguely, looking at the patient's family with some doubt. "Have you seen anyone with a similar situation?"

"The young doctor who took us for a check-up last night said he had the same problem. He had rectal bleeding after the surgery, and the examination later revealed it was due to the titanium clips. He had to have another surgery."

"..."

"He had his gallbladder removed first, and then he started having rectal bleeding." Seeing that Director Yang was in a daze, the patient thought he hadn't explained it clearly, so he explained it to Director Yang in detail.

"..."

Director Yang cursed inwardly.

It was Ji Xiang! How could he be so bold!

Although the results were very good, and the patient and their family were "understanding" and expressed their approval without any intention of pursuing responsibility, Director Yang was still somewhat unhappy.

"Then you should take good care of yourselves. I'll let the gastroenterology department know," Director Yang said to the patient and their family after chatting for a few more minutes.

The couple repeatedly expressed their gratitude as they saw Director Yang off.

The moment Director Yang stepped out of the ward, the smile on his face vanished without a trace.

His face was stern and frosty, which frightened Zhai Yuhan so much that she followed him silently back to the ward like a kitten.

"Dr. Ji Xiang, come here for a moment." Director Yang waved from the doorway.

Ji Xiang stood up, gave Director Yang a smile, and strode out of the office.

"Teacher Yang, what's the matter?" Ji Xiang asked.

"The patient who underwent gallbladder removal surgery yesterday, was it you who told her it might be a problem with the titanium clips?"

Director Yang said seriously.

"I was just chatting with the patient to ease their tension," Ji Xiang said, using a evasive and ambiguous manner reminiscent of Director Yang's usual evasive tactics.

"Nonsense!" Director Yang glared fiercely at Ji Xiang and scolded him in a low voice.

Zhai Yuhan didn't dare to say a word, or even breathe, for fear that the slightest sound would attract the boss's attention and she would be scolded.

She knew her boss too well; protecting his doctors was one of his strengths.

But after the matter is resolved, the boss will definitely grab his own ear and give him a good scolding.

Now the scolding is directed at Ji Xiang.

Ji Xiang did not argue, but followed Director Yang to the director's office.

"Dr. Ji Xiang, I know you are highly skilled in interventional surgery, but this matter is very serious, do you know that!" Director Yang entered the doctor's office and reprimanded him sternly.

"I know," Ji Xiang said frankly, "It could very well turn into a complaint, and then Teacher Zhai will run into trouble."

"You even know that! You tell patients everything!"

"Teacher Yang, we always have to talk to the patients and their families about it. We should inform them in a gentle way beforehand so they can be mentally prepared," Ji Xiang said. "I know you're worried that if the patients and their families know in advance, they'll have all sorts of preparations."

Director Yang frowned, his gaze sharp as he looked at Ji Xiang.

"If it's that kind of person, this matter can be delayed for no more than 24 hours. If the patient and their family are reasonable people, knowing in advance will alleviate a lot of anxiety and unease."

"What do you think, Director Yang?" Ji Xiang asked.

Director Yang was speechless.

Ji Xiang's few words extinguished the anger that had just been building up inside him.

What Ji Xiang said makes sense. If you encounter 5% of patients or their families with extreme personalities, whether it happens sooner or later, there will always be a day when you have to face it.

24 hours? Ji Xiang overestimated that kind of person with an extreme personality.

But the patient and their family were far too understanding. Director Yang hesitated for a moment and asked, "How did you communicate with them?"

"I have a friend..." Ji Xiang said, then laughed.

Director Yang frowned even more deeply, staring intently at Ji Xiang.

"I told the patient that I had also had my gallbladder removed and that I had rectal bleeding after the surgery." Ji Xiang had no choice but to tell Director Yang what had happened yesterday, knowing that he couldn't fool him.

"The diagnosis wasn't made yesterday, so telling you early was definitely beneficial. But!"

Director Yang raised his voice and stared at Ji Xiang.

"How did you diagnose it?"

"Since 1987, laparoscopic cholecystectomy has been widely used worldwide. There have been considerable reports on complications of laparoscopic surgery, but complications caused by titanium clips are less common. Reports of titanium clips causing duodenal perforation or entering the digestive tract are even rarer," said Ji Xiang.

"Although rare, similar reports have been published in international journals. The patient..."

"I'm asking you how you made that judgment," Director Yang interrupted Ji Xiang's nonsense.

Ji Xiang is just as slippery as the old doctor, always trying to gloss over things and unwilling to face his own problems directly.

However, these were all things that Director Yang had done when he was young, and he saw through Ji Xiang at a glance.

"The ultrasound showed only two titanium clips. The surgical record shows that one medium-sized titanium clip was placed in the cystic duct and two medium-sized titanium clips were placed in the cystic artery during the operation. I checked the location when the patient had the ultrasound and considered it to be a congenital malformation of the cystic artery."

"When encountering patients like this, apart from surgeons of Professor Yang's caliber, everyone else will have something go wrong. Professor Zhai, you're not so lucky."

Ji Xiang looked at Zhai Yuhan with deep sympathy.

He had honed his skills in the operating room many times before finding a method that patients could accept, but Zhai Yuhan didn't have that kind of convenient access to solve the problem.

(End of this chapter)