Chapter 947: Tiger Chasing After a Rabbit
How did it feel like to insert a needle into cardiac tissue?
Ling Ran did not have the chance to focus on the sensation imdiately.
This was his first ti carrying out cardiac trauma repair and the first ti he was operating on a patient’s heart. There were way too many things that he needed to focus on, and there was no ti for him to dwell in his emotions.
The only person who was dwelling in his emotions was Departnt Director Kang.
He was watching soone else perform cardiac trauma repair, which was what he was best at, skillfully. Even though it was the simplest cardiovascular surgery out of many, to surgeons, cardiovascular surgery used to be a forbidden zone. Departnt Director Kang could not help but feel as though soone else had touched sothing that belonged to him. He was furious, embarrassed, thrilled, guilty, and emotional at the sa ti.
However, no one cared about what was on his mind. The surgery continued on as usual.
Ling Ran extended a slender finger and gently pressed it on the cardiac wound. His movent was so controlled and gentle that he looked like a man in one of those television dramas who was gently pressing a finger on the female lead’s lips.
The young nurses in the operating theater could not help but squeal internally.
The patient’s heart seed to quiver a little too, and it was as if it was about to go into atrial fibrillation.
Ling Ran’s finger was stable, and he exerted an even amount of strength.
If a surgeon’s finger was not stable enough, or if the surgeon did not exert an even amount of strength, the cardiac wound would treat the surgeon like how female leads in television dramas treated the male leads. They would shove the male lead away all of a sudden and run away, and that would be the cornerstone of the plot developnt for the next twenty episodes.
However, if pressure was properly applied on the wound, a 10-0 polypropylene surgical thread would be able to ta the heart with the help of a needle.
Everyone could not help but focus on the surgical field.
They watched as Ling Ran inserted the needle into where his finger was and pierced through every single layer of cardiac tissue. It was as if they were watching with bated breath as a television drama suddenly turned into an artistic film.
As Ling Ran inserted the needle, Faulkner was trendously focused on the surgical field too.
The slightly drunk Arican doctor was ready to stop Ling Ran at any mont and clear up whatever ss that might arise.
Even though he was rely an ordinary doctor in Mayo Clinic, he was capable of clearing up sses made by junior doctors.
Ling Ran skillfully pulled out the needle before it could pierce through the endocardium.
Faulkner imdiately felt ease. A surgeon who was so skillful at suturing could definitely handle all the maneuvers involved in cardiac trauma repair well.
Without hesitation, Faulkner went forward and helped Ling Ran to make a knot. He also checked that both sides of the tear were aligned.
After so ti, Faulkner was done, but before he could say anything, Ling Ran had already slid his finger downwards, revealing another part of the tear.
He sutured the part of the tear he had just revealed, and a knot was made. He also ensured that both sides of the tear were aligned…
After repeating the sa process thrice, the considerably large tear was sutured.
At the sa ti, Faulkner realized that he seed to be playing the role of an assistant again from the beginning to the end…
“Yes, it’s pretty well done,” Faulkner praised Ling Ran, and he tried his best to show that he was still superior to Ling Ran through his tone.
Ling Ran flashed a socially appropriate smile and said, “I feel pretty good too.”
“Hmm… since the surgery was done so well, it’s only natural that you’re feeling good.” There was a hint of jealousy in Faulkner’s voice.
He desired to carry out the surgery. This was especially true because he had just experienced a trendously boring party, and a simple cardiovascular surgery where he could vent out all his frustrations was exactly what he needed.
“Alright, let’s close the patient’s thoracic cavity.” Faulkner did not intend to let another person finish up the surgery. If the surgery were a dinner party, the suturing of the cardiac wound would be the main course. Since Faulkner did not get to taste the main course, he wanted to make do with so side dishes. It was better than not eating anything.
Ling Ran nodded a little, and he started stitching up the patient’s thoracic cavity without saying a thing.
Due to the highly dangerous nature of cardiovascular surgeries, the final segnts of cardiovascular surgeries were slightly more important than the final segnts of other surgeries. As doctors always said, “If a mistake is made during surgery, the patient will not have a chance to leave the operating theater alive. And if the finer details of the surgery are not done well, it will be hard for the doctors in the ICU to take care of the patient. Without good postoperative care, things would be difficult for the patient after he gets discharged…”
It was Ling Ran’s very first cardiovascular surgery, and he was involved in it from the beginning to the end.
The mont he put down a pair of scissors, a notification from the system appeared.
[Mission Completed: Give Cardiac Trauma Repair a try]
[Mission Details: Participate in cardiac trauma repair and feel how fun it is to carry out a cardiovascular surgery]
[Mission Reward: Energy Serum]
A bottle of Energy Serum appeared before Ling Ran. It was sparkling.
Ling Ran waved in dismissal and put the bottle of Energy Serum in his inventory. He looked like how he did whenever he encountered brilliant but not extraordinary classmates back in university.
That was when Huo Congjun walked over to the operating table. Doctor Zhou was behind Huo Congjun, and he was holding a phone. Huo Congjun sounded like an old and ugly reporter as he asked, “Doctor Faulkner, what do you feel about the very first cardiovascular Doctor Ling perford?”
“He did very well, extrely well.” Now that Faulkner was being “fild”, he naturally started to exaggerate things, which was typical of an Arican. “It was better than what I had anticipated. It was definitely at a professional level.”
As he spoke, he started recalling the surgery just now, and he slowly started to appreciate it from the bottom of his heart. Right now, he seed to think that he had not been earnest enough earlier, and there was sincerity in his voice. “Doctor Ling is extrely skilled, and he is probably quite talented in cardiovascular surgeries. He shouldn’t waste this God-given gift.”
Before Ling Ran could say anything, Huo Congjun started nodding vigorously. “You’re right. Ling Ran needs a good platform for him to be able to showcase his skills…”
The face of the departnt director of the Cardiovascular Surgery Departnt was starting to turn pale. The Cardiovascular Surgery Departnt was tiny, and it was definitely no match for the Ergency Departnt, which had been elevated to the status of Ergency dical Center. If He Yuanzheng’s Departnt of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery was considered a small departnt in Yun Hua Hospital, the Cardiovascular Surgery Departnt was undoubtedly a marginalized departnt. At least, the Departnt of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery carried out almost a thousand surgeries a year, and they were responsible for their own finances. The Cardiovascular Surgery Departnt existed for no reason other than to support Yun Hua Hospital’s status as a general hospital…
“Departnt Director Huo… about this… don’t…” Departnt Director Kang wanted to speak like soone who was experiencing a ntal breakdown, but his words were stuck in his throat.
Huo Congjun ignored Departnt Director Kang altogether. Being at a strategically advantageous position, he said, “With how things are going in Yun Hua Hospital right now, what we need to do next is to bring the schedule of rging the ICU with us forward.”
“Huh?” Departnt Director Kang could not help but freeze. Could it be that… when this tiger was chasing after a rabbit, it ca across a goat?
Huo Congjun turned and said to Ling Ran, “I’ve actually been thinking about the matter concerning the ICU lately. Hepatectomy is already difficult enough in itself, let alone gastrectomy in combination with hepatic resection. An ICU is very important to us.”
Departnt Director Kang nodded vigorously. ‘Go ahead and oppress the ICU. I’ve been annoyed at the ICU for a long ti anyway. They’re always bullying departnt directors of small departnts like mine.”
Huo Congjun was also in the process of convincing himself. He nodded a few tis and said, “Ling Ran, go ahead if you want to perform cardiovascular surgeries. I’ve talked to the people in charge of the ICU quite a few tis, and we should be coming to a decision soon.”
Ling Ran humd in acknowledgnt and said, “There doesn’t seem to be many patients here who require cardiovascular surgeries.”
“It’s alright. Just operate on the patients that you manage to get your hands on. I’ll think about what we can do next.” Huo Congjun seed confident. He did not seem concerned that there were not enough patients.
Departnt Director Kang, though, could not help but beco absentminded. As he looked at Ling Ran, he beca so jealous that he was about to go into atrial fibrillation.
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