Surgery Godfather
Chapter 1040 - 857: Grand Battle_2

Chapter 1040: Chapter 857: Grand Battle_2

Therefore, both directors were very aware of their limitations; under such circumstances, not to mention stepping up to participate, even blind direction would have caused them obstacles.

Professor Liang was even more reserved by the side. Without spotting any principled mistakes or inadequacies, he would not intervene in everyone’s rescue efforts.

Other doctors, graduate students, and visiting physicians, apart from those involved in the rescue with substantive roles, would act according to the situation. The general principle was to help as much as possible but not to offer misguided assistance or add to the confusion.

For instance, several doctors had just gone to meet the firefighters. Quite a few doctors voluntarily went out to help, carrying tools together and planning where the firefighters should stand by and where to place their equipment. They accompanied them and explained some basic rules of the operating room to prevent contamination of the surgery.

Otolaryngologists, oral surgeons, and ophthalmologists also rushed over because the steel rebar protruding from the head could potentially damage the mouth, ears, nose, and eyes. They would need to assist the neurosurgeons with their respective specialty issues later on.

Yang Ping, Song Yun, and Kong Weiquan were all standing by the side of the light box, viewing the film. At this time, everyone was intentionally standing to the sides, leaving the front open for the doctors on stage, as they might come over to view the film at any time to guide their next steps in the surgery.

Qiu Nuo, the instrumental nurse from Orthopedics, was also sandwiched among everyone. She had been eating with them earlier, and now she had come along as well.

Yang Ping quickly grasped the information on the film with just a glance. Those two long steel rebars indeed presented a challenge to deal with. The longest one had just passed beside the abdominal aorta, seemingly just skirting by it without damaging the aorta, but in reality, it had been injured.

Whether during the separation process or when it was necessary to saw through the rebar, there was a potential risk of causing the aorta to rupture and bleed.

The patient had been lucky to have survived and been brought to Xiehe Hospital.

Professor Liang was also viewing the CT images with Yang Ping, paying more attention to the spine. The thoracolumbar segment showed a burst fracture, with the fractures extending severely up to thoracic 12 and down to lumbar 1 and 2. The most severe burst coincided with the conus medullaris, a site where damage was difficult to recover from.

If it had been a single injury of this type, an emergency surgery for decompression and stabilization would definitely be necessary. However, this was not a single injury, but multiple injuries with the spinal fracture being just one part. Relative to the other injuries, it had receded into a secondary position because the spinal fracture did not pose an immediate life threat. The impact was more on future bowel and bladder function and male sexual function.

With life-saving as the primary principle, these issues had to take a back seat.

"The weather isn’t even that hot. Wrapping oneself in a blanket and enjoying the cool on the balcony in the dead of night, adults really lack a sense of safety,"

Professor Liang lamented.

"The price this patient paid for enjoying the cool is too steep. Everyone, please pay attention. You must be aware of safety. Never lean against or sit on balcony railings at night; it’s very dangerous!"

Professor Liang admonished everyone as an elder.

It appeared that the old professor’s thoughts could not keep up with the times, a younger doctor couldn’t help but think to themselves.

Seeing that his admonitions fell on deaf ears, Professor Liang turned his head and asked, "You don’t have such habits, right? Lying on the balustrade to enjoy the cool at night?"

Everyone quickly shook their heads, "No, no, who would have such habits?"

"That’s good!" Professor Liang was relieved.

The on-duty director appeared in the crowd at some point, and even though the family hadn’t arrived yet, he had already signed the surgical informed consent form.

Since the patient’s arrival at the emergency department, the emergency doctors had reported to him, and he had been involved in coordinating the rescue, recently handling the blood supply issue with the Blood Transfusion Department.

In such rescue operations, whether it was the Blood Transfusion Department or the blood bank, they would vigorously provide blood, unlike elective surgeries where they measure carefully. These types of rescue operations were prioritized for blood supply.

Moreover, these rescue operations had a green channel, even if no family members were present, the surgery would still proceed. The Surgical Informed Consent Form would be signed by hospital leadership, and at night, the highest authority present in the hospital would be the on-duty director. The on-duty director was a rotating role taken on by hospital administrative leaders to ensure normal handling of major emergencies at night.

"Professor Liang!"

The on-duty director, upon seeing Professor Liang beside the light box, immediately came over.

"How did you also get dragged into this?"

The on-duty director felt that the scale of the rescue today was somewhat beyond expectations, with an academician of Orthopedics out in the middle of the night, and by the looks of it, quite a number of people had turned up.

"I heard the spinal injury was quite severe, so I came to take a look," Professor Liang said calmly.

With Orthopedics boasting numerous talents, what sort of spinal injuries could bring Professor Liang to a consultation in the middle of the night? The on-duty director was puzzled by today’s massive scale of the rescue.

"You should rest early and let these young people hustle,"

After exchanging a few polite words with Professor Liang, the on-duty director hurriedly went about his duties. Facing such a major rescue, the on-duty director was bound to be running around all night, with the phone almost burning up.

Director Long and Director Wen, wearing gloves in the operating room, found sitting on the cold bench uncomfortable, so the two simply put down their hands and came over to the light box.

"Has Professor Yang handled a case like this before?"

Director Long asked.

Yang Ping nodded. "I have dealt with a similar case before while working at the trauma emergency center in our hospital,"

"Xiao Yang, share your thoughts," Professor Liang said.

"This needs to be very careful, the aorta might have been grazed and then returned to its place. Be cautious during separation, otherwise, it could easily rupture and bleed," Yang Ping pointed out several images of the aorta on the films.