Surgery Godfather
Chapter 1055 - 866: Winner in Life

Chapter 1055: Chapter 866: Winner in Life

Director Fang was so immersed in the surgery that he had completely lost track of time.

It was only when Doctor Chen came in to ask if he should prepare breakfast that Director Fang realized it was already daylight, and time for breakfast.

By eight o’clock, doctors from other departments started to arrive at the operating room. Many were curious about the overnight surgery performed by the General Surgery Department, which had lasted over six hours, so some came to inquire. However, as it was a busy time, not many gathered to join the excitement.

When they learned it was an abdominal organ cluster transplant being performed, everyone couldn’t help but be amazed. They expressed admiration for the General Surgery Department, wondering when they had become capable of performing such a procedure, as they had never heard of Director Fang pulling off such a feat before.

Some doctors took a break from their busy schedules to peek into the demonstration room. Although they only watched briefly, they found the surgical skills to be very impressive—quick and well executed, quite professional looking.

Not long after breakfast was ready, another four or five hours had passed, and Doctor Chen came in again to ask whether to prepare lunch.

Director Fang glanced at the digital clock on the wall, and to his surprise, it was already past noon—it meant the surgery had been going on for ten hours.

Time was flying indeed; ten hours had passed so quietly.

Perhaps too engrossed and focused, Director Fang hadn’t noticed how swiftly time had passed.

It wasn’t just Director Fang who didn’t feel the passage of time; the doctors observing the surgery in the demonstration room didn’t either. They had had a night snack, breakfast, and now it was time for lunch. The big garbage bin in the demonstration room was now full.

The surgery had now reached the stage of anastomosing the blood vessels of the small intestine and simultaneously the stomach and the small intestine’s vessels, along with the pancreatic duct. Like with the blood vessels, the anastomosis of the pancreatic duct was also very demanding. Poor quality in the anastomosis could lead to obstruction of the pancreatic duct, preventing pancreatic juices from flowing into the small intestine, resulting in digestive dysfunction for the patient.

At this moment, Director Fang didn’t feel hungry at all; he hadn’t even noticed that Yang Ping, who had been operating with him for over ten hours, might be feeling hungry.

Surviving an overnight stint without breakfast or lunch could only be managed by someone with a strong constitution.

To the clear-eyed observer, the situation seemed dire, but to those involved, it was puzzling. The patrolling nurse, noting this, suggested that Director Fang take a brief break to eat something.

Director Fang looked up at the wall clock again. The operation was at a critical stage, so he decided to keep working without stopping. Organ transplant surgeries benefit from the shortest possible organ ischemia times, and taking a break would only lengthen that time.

Having already been hungry for ten hours, another three or four hours would not make a big difference. Completing the anastomosis of the small intestine’s blood supply and the pancreatic duct would soon bring the operation to a conclusion.

"Professor Yang, are you hungry? I don’t feel hungry at all. Why don’t you go get some food? I’ll take it slow," Director Fang suggested.

Had Yang Ping said he wanted to go eat, Director Fang would have had to join him.

"Let’s just finish the surgery quickly," Yang Ping replied. For such a major surgery, it was not practical to expect to eat on time. Everyone’s stomach had undergone special training and could withstand a lot.

At that moment, Director Fang was like a mighty ox, full of energy and vigor. He could easily continue operating for another ten hours.

The main reason was that the surgery was going so smoothly; he had never performed a surgery that went this well before. Overnight, Director Fang felt he had reached the pinnacle of the General Surgery Department, an exhilarating sensation akin to being on a stimulant.

When 4 p.m. finally arrived, the surgery concluded after a total of 14 hours. Despite this, Director Fang was reluctant to leave; he even decided to do all the suturing himself, although Yang Ping had no interest in staying to assist him.

In the morning, because other departments were busy, only a few people stopped by.

In the afternoon, when other departments were less busy, many doctors came by, including several prominent directors. They were surprised to hear that the General Surgery Department had been performing an abdominal organ cluster transplant overnight.

This was not just any major surgery; nationally, only a handful of top-tier hospitals could perform such operations.

Although the other department heads were not very familiar with General Surgery, they knew the basics and were puzzled how Director Fang had suddenly become so capable of performing such surgeries without any known training. It seemed as if he had reached the top overnight.

Some informed sources mentioned seeing Director Fang carrying a box of cherries to the Surgical Research Institute several times, suspecting that he was secretly learning there.

When everyone saw Yang Ping coming out of the operating room, their suspicions were confirmed. Director Fang must have clung to Yang Ping’s expertise, following in Gao Yuan’s successful footsteps. It appeared that success could indeed be replicated.

Gao Yuan’s achievements were well-known throughout the hospital. His Sports Medicine Center had rapidly expanded from the initial 25 beds to 100 beds. In time, Gao Yuan’s Sports Medicine Center was set to rank alongside Beijing’s top three hospitals and Nandu Medical University’s Affiliated Hospital No. 1 as a top national department.

His Sports Medicine Center had also reached the international stage, becoming a sister department with the New York Special Surgery Hospital in the United States, a unique distinction nationwide, even surpassing Beijing’s top hospitals’ international collaborations in Sports Medicine.