Famous Among Top Surgeons in the 90s
Chapter 414 - Chapter 414 The current status of the surgery is 414

Chapter 414: The current status of the surgery is 414. Chapter 414: The current status of the surgery is 414. “Doctor Fu has arrived.”

The sliding door of the operating room opened.

Fu Xinheng, having washed his hands, entered the operating room with his arms held high, and a nurse helped him into surgical scrubs. Meanwhile, he immediately began inquiring about the procedure: “So, Dr. Cao, has the bleeding been stopped?”

“It’s stopped, it’s stopped,” the anesthesiologist interrupted, eager to update him.

His eyes scanned the patient’s blood pressure and heart rate on the monitor, both were relatively stable. Fu Xinheng approached the operating table and said, “Let me take over.”

On the other side, Cao Yong was already prepared for handover and vacated the Chief Surgeon’s position for him.

Fu Xinheng took his place, donned surgical loupes to carefully inspect the opened chest cavity, and saw the esophagus pierced by the fish bone. From this vantage point, it was indeed a near miss from the adjacent aortic arch.

Fortunatly, for the time being, the major bleeding was limited to the esophagus. To stop the bleeding, the area of the esophagus that was bleeding had been temporarily clamped off by Cao Yong and his team, waiting for their thoracic surgery department to come and decide on the next steps for the procedure.

“That’s how it was. After the CT scan, we saw the entire fish bone had pierced through the esophagus and come out the other side. Initially, we considered whether endoscopy would be feasible, but it was no use. One sharp end was against the aortic arch, and we didn’t dare wait for your thoracic team to arrive, so we promptly began the surgery,” Tan Kelin explained the situation.

“Right, if we waited for you to come, it would have been too late. With the patient’s low blood pressure, she was definitely having major bleeding, so endoscopy wasn’t even a consideration. I told Dr. Cao over the phone, no matter what the circumstances, you guys had to start surgery first. Especially with her condition, intoxicated and not in a clear state of mind, her symptoms were not clear, making it impossible for the doctor to judge the extent of the damage from the fish bone,” Xin Heng said while speaking.

While Xin Heng spoke, Cao Yong took off his gloves and surgical gown and moved to the head of the operating table. With the patient in this condition, they were also worried about potential brain issues. Hence, Huang Zhilei was called up to help with brain protection.

Suddenly, the door to the operating room opened again; this time, Zhu Huicang entered. He hastily donned surgical scrubs and asked the group, “How’s the situation?”

“The blood has been temporarily stopped,” Qin Ruoyu said, gasping for breath and clutching his chest, his heartbeat still suspended in uncertainty. It was likely that everyone would only be able to breathe a sigh of relief once the surgery was completed and the patient woke up.

“Let me do it.” After dressing, Hui Cang moved to take over Tan Kelin’s position, put on the surgical loupes, and together with Xin Heng examined the surgical field, asking, “What’s the status now? Repairing the esophagus?”

“We’ve just stopped the bleeding. Didn’t see the fish bone; you guys got here,” Tan Kelin remained un-hurried to remove his surgical gown as he might need to assist again. As the most critical culprit–the fish bone that could be considered a lethal weapon–remained hidden within the patient’s chest cavity, its sharpened end poised to strike.

“How could the fish bone not be seen? Wasn’t a CT scan done?” Hui Cang exclaimed, “Bring the CT images.”

“They’re hanging over there,” Tan Kelin pointed out, urging him to look closely and be more observant; how could they not have the CT images displayed in such a situation?

“It’s no use looking,” Xin Heng said without even turning around. The fish bone had fallen out; the CT could only show the situation at that previous moment.

“What should we do? Push her back to the CT room and scan again to see where it’s hidden?” Hui Cang asked.

“If you keep pushing her back and forth, are you not afraid that the fish bone will slip around inside?” Tan Kelin retorted.

“You’re right; you’ve had a lesson once before,” Hui Cang agreed with a nod, “So, we can only try feeling around with our fingers inside now to see if we can find it by flipping and touching.”