Chapter 267: Destructive Surgery (Part 1 of 5)
[I’m so happy. I thought the surgeon had stopped livestreaming...]
[Youngster, you will only appreciate the things that you’ve lost.]
[You guys talk, I’ll have a look at the case details. The surgeon no longer allows downloads and honestly, without the patient’s details, I’m at a loss.]
Hundreds of people entered the livestream but the numbers were significantly lower than before.
Rembering their previous mistakes, the audience quickly read through the case details before they disappeared.
The surgery began with imaging. With his Grandmaster-level skill, the procedure was easy. By the ti the audience had finished reading the case, imaging was already complete.
[Imaging is done? I’d just left to read the patient details. That’s so incredible speed.]
[It seems like a tough surgery. I wonder what the surgeon plans to do. An ergency wire-guided hemostasis surgery for a lower GI tract bleed? Is the surgeon trying to do the impossible?]
[Don’t spout nonsense when you don’t actually know what you’re talking about. Using imaging to identify the bleed is common these days, but not a lot of people perform the surgery itself because the risk is high. Even with the imaging data, only about 20% of patients go to surgery.]
dical opinions flew by in streams and for a mont, the livestream resembled its forr glory.
Its audience knew the surgery was difficult.
Among its spectators were experienced doctors from Imperial Capital, Sorcery Capital and Provincial Capital. They had seen patients with similar conditions before and knew the likely outco.
The surgery, while doable, was high-risk.
Most doctors would refuse to perform such a surgery.
Knowing the challenge posed, viewer curiosity was at an all-ti high.
[The location of the bleed is not obvious from the imaging. There are too many things going on in the abdon. Any movent will alter the image.]
[The one who called this a common procedure, co out and explain how you would do it.]
[Don’t listen to that fellow’s nonsense. Didn’t you see the patient’s test report? In his condition, there’s a 90% chance he won’t survive a laparotomy.]
Zheng Ren grimly studied the angiographic image.
It was impossible to locate the source of the blood with the intestines spasming everywhere.
His hopes of using interventional radiology to identify the bleed were dashed. He simply could not make sense of the visual data.
There was only one thing left to do.
Zheng Ren entered the System and traded his experience points for training ti. The operating theater rose from the ground.
He had faith in his plan, but it was a rare procedure. He needed so practice in the System before attempting it in the outside world.
[Why isn’t the surgeon moving? Are they frozen? I can’t believe the surgeon dared livestream a case like this, they must be out of their mind.]
[Hold your tongue. Soone once said sothing similar and had to eat their words minutes later. I can foresee history repeating itself!]
[It’s a difficult call to make. I suspect a bleed from one of the senteric artery branches. Would embolization be viable? Any experts on interventional or general surgery here?]
[Not an expert, but I can shed so light on the issue. Unlike the uterine artery, the senteric artery cannot be embolized without harming the organs. The intestine will necrotize if its blood supply is cut off.]
[The hell, this is a life on the line. What’s the surgeon thinking? There’s still ti to turn back.]
As the comnts went wild, Zheng Ren suddenly moved.
From the image, the embolic agent was visibly being administered!
Zheng Ren had decided to perform an embolization!
[I’m speechless. I think this might be a different surgeon.]
[Agreed. The previous surgeon was calm and careful. The embolization of such an important artery will harm the patient. The affected parts of the intestines will necrotize and lead to problems such as peritonitis and gangrene. In three to five hours, the patient will enter septic shock.]
[I’m starting to think this might be a Canadian surgeon. I doubt anyone in this country would perform such a surgery.]
[Are they panicking? This surgeon does not seem calm.]
The viewers on Xinglin Garden were shocked by the unfolding events.
No one had outright accused Zheng Ren of gross negligence out of so semblance of respect for the livestream surgeon.
Those who doubted the surgeon’s capability had ultimately been proven wrong and thus the audience withheld their judgnt. Even anonymous, humiliation was still humiliation.
Once embolization was done, the imaging system was turned off. The livestream was still ongoing but only the final angiographic image was shown.
[Is the surgeon done? I know rules and regulations overseas are more lax but this is a whole new level. And to have it recorded live, too. I’m almost impressed.]
[Doesn’t seem like it. If it’s complete, the livestream should be blank.]
[I just thought of sothing: do you think the surgeon is going to perform a hybrid surgery?]
The viewers chatted away across the frozen background, mostly surgeons with dexterous fingers and incredible typing speed.
Once the chatroom got going, the conversations nearly eclipsed the actual livestream.
In the operating room, Zheng Ren was changing his garnts. He repositioned the patient and disinfected the surgical site.
Old Chief Physician Pan asked, “I noticed you embolized one of the branches from the senteric artery. Are you sure it won’t be a problem?”
“Yes,” Zheng Ren replied. “Yang Lei, scrub in.”
Su Yun had been paying attention throughout the surgery.
It was a strange operation. He had so qualms about Zheng Ren’s decisions but knew they had their reasons. The more he thought about it, the more concerned he beca.
“Little Zheng, what are you doing?” Departnt Chief Sun seed anxious, but his sincerity was debatable. His tone was gentle, akin to that of a guiding senior hand. “You should know the after-effects of embolizing the senteric artery. Why would you do it on purpose?”
Old Chief Physician Pan scowled and shot Departnt Chief Sun a glare.
The control room was suddenly filled with a murderous intent.
Departnt Chief Sun desperately wanted to take back his previous words.
anwhile, Departnt Chief Qian was communicating the progression of the surgery to his friend from another hospital. The evaluation from the other side was equally pessimistic.
In Provincial Capital, similar patients were often not recomnded for surgery. They would only go ahead at the family’s insistence, and from past records, the survival rate was low.
Departnt Chief Qian shared the sa worries as Departnt Chief Sun.
He wanted to express his views on the matter, but before doing so, he turned to Su Yun and asked, “Su Yun, what’s your opinion on this?”
“Hm?” Su Yun had one arm crossed under the other as he observed the ongoing surgery in the operating room. He thought for a mont then said, “Boss Zheng’s skills are unquestionable. I’m thinking about the post-surgery arrangents.”
Departnt Chief Qian was speechless. This had to be a fake Su Yun. Where was that high and mighty doctor? He could not believe those words had just co out of Su Yun’s mouth.
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