Surgery Godfather
Chapter 1031 - 851: A Professor Should Look the Part

Chapter 1031: Chapter 851: A Professor Should Look the Part

The anesthesiologist said so, and Director Zhang hurriedly returned the pen.

Professor Yang really had something interesting. The way he held the knife was quite innovative and especially effective. Previously, Director Zhang had never given any thought to the posture of holding a knife; surgeons had been holding it the same way for one to two hundred years without anyone thinking it was incorrect.

Indeed, in medicine, certain practices are just like that, continuing on tradition without necessarily knowing why—they were simply passed down by the older generations.

Then one day, someone came up with an innovation, and everyone suddenly realized it could be done differently.

The tumor within the vertebral canal and outside the dura mater had been completely resected, including the tumor in the intervertebral foramen, cleaned thoroughly. The nerve roots were no longer compressed, a string of tumor tissue was tossed into a metal basin ready to be sent to the Pathology Department for examination.

Several freed nerves lay quietly in the vertebral canal, freely extending through the intervertebral foramen, and then racing toward their own world. The numerous scars on their "bodies" were a testament to the humiliation of being oppressed, which they once resisted with pain. Now, without the oppression, resistance had disappeared as well. Perhaps the patient could now sleep peacefully for a certain period of time, living pain-free.

"Professor! The patient shouldn’t feel pain anymore, right?" asked Song Yun.

Yang Ping handed back the instrument to the transfer curved plate, "I’ll answer you after tonight."

Song Yun was taken aback, this reply was somewhat cunning—since when had the professor become so wryly humorous?

"Close the incision now, old rules, use interrupted sutures for each layer." Yang Ping stepped aside from the chief surgeon’s position, leaving the rest of the closure to Song Yun. As a professor, he should act the part.

For most of the tissues inside the skin, surgeons prefer continuous suturing—fast is the word!

But if one stitch loosens in continuous suturing, the entire layer might become loose, and even the reverse barbed wire can’t solve this problem.

Interrupted suturing is time-consuming, but if one stitch loosens, it’s just that one stitch. Each stitch is independent, not interfering with each other; its safety is better than continuous suturing.

Caution ensures a safe voyage for ten thousand years—this phrase is definitely true in medicine.

Song Yun, along with a Doctor, began closing the incision, observing the surgical area clean and almost bloodless. Song Yun didn’t even want to place a drain, but still followed protocol and inserted one.

"Professor Yang, your way of holding the knife is quite special, is there a reason behind it?"

Director Zhang was quite curious as he helped Yang Ping off with his surgical gown and inquired.

"Fancy knife holding! Also known as flower knife!" Yang Ping responded.

Fancy knife holding, flower knife—such a pretentious name, but indeed, it sounds good and has style.

"Can you teach me? It seems very practical?" Director Zhang didn’t care about losing face. One can always learn from those who are capable. This young man had more than just one or two skills; it was clear he wholesale’d them.

If Director Zhang found it useful, so did all the other doctors. As soon as he asked, the other surgeons immediately turned their heads to listen.

Since they were asking, Yang Ping was not ambiguous; the anesthesiologist next to him offered his pen: "Would you demonstrate with this?"

To demonstrate it, Yang Ping took the pen, and used it as if he was juggling—allowing the tip to nearly rotate 360 degrees without any dead angle.

The anesthesiologist, who was closest, was dizzy watching it. Despite being skilled at spinning pens during his high school days, he had never seen anything like this. Moreover, what Yang Ping was doing wasn’t pen spinning, because the pen was firmly held in his hand, with just a few fingers cooperating, allowing the pen tip to present different angles, each one firmly controlled in his hand.

Really flashy!

Director Zhang finally understood why it was called the flower knife, planning to ponder over this skill once he returned.

Professor Hu Guolin, Vice Director of Orthopedics at Xiehe Hospital, also took the opportunity to come and take a look: firstly, to show concern for Yang Ping, and secondly, to see if he could learn something new. He was mainly interested in observing the second surgery, which was the spinal scoliosis surgery. The patient had congenital spinal cord bulging, and the surgical risk was extremely high. Doctors would generally refuse to perform surgery on such cases.

But the greatest advantage of Yang Ping’s Yang-style osteotomy was reducing the risk of postoperative paralysis. Its principle was to use multiple scientific osteotomies to disperse the deformation of the spinal cord, as the cause of postoperative paralysis from spine correction surgeries is due to spinal cord deformation from compression or traction, leading to spinal cord injury.

As Director Hu Guolin entered the Operating Room, he encountered Yang Ping teaching the art of the "flower knife" technique. He thought there was a halftime break for acrobatic entertainment in the operating room. Why was Professor Yang so leisurely today?

If it had been someone else, Director Hu would certainly have sternly criticized them. The Operating Room is a sacred and serious place. What’s with the entertainment? The surgery isn’t over yet.

But it was Yang Ping, and Director Hu had no choice but to put on a smiling face. "Is Professor Yang performing acrobatics?" he asked.

"It’s not acrobatics, it’s a new surgical knife grip position—fancy knife holding! Professor Yang is actually giving a live demonstration," Director Zhang explained from the side.

The anesthesiologist also nodded in agreement. "I’m learning as well."

"What does an anesthesiologist need to learn about holding a surgical knife for?" Director Hu Guolin took a closer look and saw that, indeed, it was about how to hold a surgical knife. He was intrigued to see that a knife could be held in such a way, but the teaching session ended there.

The second surgery was a spinal scoliosis correction. The patient’s spine was bent at a 90-degree angle. Compared to previous "Folding Man" cases, this one seemed much milder, but due to congenital spinal cord bulging, the difficulty of the surgery was not any easier. The risk of paraplegia from the surgery was even greater than with the "Folding Man."

However, with the aid of the Yang-style Osteotomy, the risk would be minimized, so it wasn’t considered a difficult task.

For the second surgery, Yang Ping only planned to oversee the operation from the Operating Table, with Song Yun acting as Chief Surgeon.

Song Yun as Chief Surgeon for this surgery?

Director Hu Guolin broke out in cold sweat. Even if he were the Chief Surgeon, he would be trembling and unsure.

"Professor Yang, aren’t you going to perform the surgery yourself?" Director Hu Guolin asked, beating around the bush.

Yang Ping answered breezily, "No worries, they can handle it. I’ll just be up there to supervise."

Shouldn’t a professor act like one, and perform the surgery themselves?

The surgery went very smoothly, showcasing the strengths of the Yang-style Osteotomy to the fullest.

The third surgery involved a patient with parasites. Indeed, a tapeworm measuring over 30 centimetres in length was removed from the patient on the operating table, along with a lot of tapeworm secretions and segments, confirming the diagnosis of parasites. The tapeworm was sent to the Pathology Department for further examination.

Yang Ping alternated between two Operating Tables, guiding surgeries.

It still meant a late finish after the day’s surgeries were complete. But at Xiehe Hospital, working late into the night was normal; leaving early in the afternoon would be abnormal.

Yang Ping still stayed to rest in the department. After all, Song Yun and Kong Weiquan and the others were all sleeping in the department, so they could also chat.

In the evening, Qiu Nuo even cooked some dumplings and brought them over for everyone to eat.

Even Song Yun found it odd. Why was the beauty from the Operating Room so good to the guys from Orthopedics? There were invites to meals and she even personally brought over night snacks. Such kindness was unusual.

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Pan Doudou had been living in the General Surgery Department, solely relying on parenteral nutrition for sustenance. Apart from organ transplant, there were no other options for her, and she was also willing to undergo a transplant. After suffering for so many years, she was desperate to end her suffering and fully willing to accept the transplant solution. In fact, she hadn’t just looked into one hospital; other than symptomatic treatments like enemas, there were no alternatives.

With the internet so advanced, she could easily research and understand her condition. After learning about her illness, she had searched for information and at this stage, there were no other solutions.

Waiting for a suitable donor, she stayed hospitalized in the hopes of finding one.

Director Fang had been actively searching for a suitable donor for her and, finally, good news came from the Second People’s Hospital of the City. A young person had been declared brain dead after a car accident, and the family agreed to donate organs. Moreover, the data suggested a good match with Pan Doudou.

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PS: I’ve been so busy these past few days, and today’s post is shorter than usual. The draft is still not edited well. I’m posting it now and will modify it when I have time tomorrow. Thank you, everyone!

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