Surgery Godfather
Chapter 501 - 457: Asia-Pacific Orthopedic Association

Chapter 501: Chapter 457: Asia-Pacific Orthopedic Association

"You’ve got quite an ear too, being able to distinguish that the sound system is German?" Boss Cheng was indeed impressed with this patient.

The patient seemed to think it was nothing extraordinary: "I’m rich in artistic sensibility. Most of my time is spent painting, and I occasionally listen to music as a pastime."

"Is your sound system also German?" Boss Cheng felt he had met someone on the same wavelength.

Ever since this sound system had been placed here, many patients had listened to it, but no one had been able to identify the brand of the sound system.

Lying on the operating table, the patient remarked, "Exactly. However, mine is a basic model and it’s secondhand. A high school classmate of mine moved to Australia and sold his house here. His sound system was also German-made, and he gifted it to me. I treat it like a treasure in my living room, listening to it whenever I have the time. Naturally, I’ve grown accustomed to the sound quality, and yours is even better."

"Don’t lift your head – it could lead to a headache." The anesthesiologist restrained the patient, who was attempting to sit up to converse.

Following spinal anesthesia, lying flat is required for six hours to prevent low intracranial pressure, which could cause headaches.

"If you’re looking for someone to evaluate your service, you’ve found the right person. We, who are involved in the arts, have highly sensitive senses and even better intuition. Whether your services are good or not, I don’t analyze it logically, but feel it with my heart. For example, the layout of this operating room is excellent and doesn’t induce a strong feeling of metal and sharp instruments. Adding in the music from your sound system, any fear of the operating room has completely been alleviated for the patient. Normally in an operating room, there is a strong menacing feeling of sharp metallic instruments, making people feel fearful, anxious and uneasy." The patient continued speaking as he was getting ready to move from the bed.

Threatened by sharp metallic instruments?

This was Yang Ping’s first time hearing that an operating room could evoke such a feeling of threat, and he was extremely curious: "Threatened by sharp metallic instruments? That’s a fresh phrase."

"I came up with it based on my feelings." The patient continued speaking even as he was being transferred to the stretcher, reluctant to leave.

In order to improve hospital services, Boss Cheng had sought out a group of patients to serve as experience officers. Only patients can truly experience the process of being hospitalized and identify what worked well and what didn’t.

"Your sound system really is great!" Yang Ping agreed, also feeling very comfortable.

Using music for psychological massages and relieving patients’ preoperative anxiety demonstrated Boss Cheng’s meticulous attention to providing patient-centered care.

Patients are human beings, not machines. The modern approach to medicine is the biopsychosocial model rather than a solely biological one.

Yang Ping also noticed that from the ward to the elevator, and then to the operating room, the murals on the walls were very thoughtful, capable of easing patients’ anxiety and inducing a state of relaxation, trust, and hope.

"From the decor style, wall paintings, sound system in the operating room, including the song choice, I made several trips to Austria to have a psychologist design this plan. He serves as a psychological consultant for many high-end hospitals." Boss Cheng declared proudly.

"Why don’t I send a similar sound system over to your operating room?" Boss Cheng suggested after seeing how much Yang Ping liked the sound system.

Yang Ping waved him off: "No need."

"This patient could benefit from having an intramedullary nail placed within the medullary cavities of his long bones. It would distribute stress and reduce the probability of fractures."

Yang Ping had analyzed this patient’s condition and noted that the bone density of his long bones was poor. While the ends of his long bones were relatively unscathed, the highest probability of fracture was in the shafts of his long bones.

Apart from conventional osteoporosis treatment to increase bone density,

Another method involved the insertion of an intramedullary nail into the medullary cavity of the long bones to distribute the stress load and reduce the possibility of fractures. Even if fractures occurred, if it took place in the shaft, with the intramedullary nail in place as support, fractures would not be displaced, avoiding the need for surgery. Simply resting the limb could allow for fracture healing.

The aim of this surgery was to prevent fractures. However, these intramedullary nails needed customization, made according to the shape and length of the patient’s long bone medullary cavity.

"Professional matters should be left to professionals – you’re the expert, so I’ll let you make the decision." The patient agreed with the plan.

Over the years, by conducting art training classes, he had earned a bit of money. His financial situation was relatively comfortable – if not, he would not have spent forty thousand on a circumcision.

Due to his physical weakness, he stayed at home painting all day. From a young age, his focus was on art, and naturally, he developed remarkable skills.

His pair of blue eyes actually brought him a lot of convenience and acted like a signature signboard. It was deemed as a unique artistic temperament.

After he graduated from the art academy, he started art training classes. To many, it was a comfortable familiarity.

Word spread, and it became well known that the art classes run by the blue-eyed art teacher were very good.

Dependent on his expertise in art, he was not only able to make a living but also lead a pretty good life.

During the peak tourist season, he would rent a booth at some provincial tourist attractions and earn some money from painting artistic portraits.

The patient still wanted to chat with the doctors, but Boss Cheng asked him to return to his ward to rest: "We can chat more when I have the time."

After the patient left, Dean Cai said: "He doesn’t misunderstand our recommendations, does he? Equating them to Yunjian’s circumcision, AI health screening, cancer prevention methods?"

However, after speaking, Dean Cai felt he had spoken out of turn.

After being reminded by Dean Cai, Yang Ping felt he had made a valid point. His just now advice could easily be misunderstood by some patients. But after some thought, he had embraced being straightforward to save time and had no energy left for beating around the bush.

"If he didn’t misconstrue the price tag of 40,000 for foreskin, why would he misunderstand the genuine treatment? You’re overthinking it," Boss Cheng thought Dean Cai was overstepping.

"Actually, you can’t rule that out. I’ve had such patients who didn’t complain about spending one or two thousand on a haircut, but grumbled over a few hundred for an MRI; who wouldn’t mind paying a few dozens for bathing their dog, but were reluctant to spend a dozen on medical registration fees." Su Nanchen gave Dean Cai a way out.

Boss Cheng lead Yang Ping and Su Nanchen for a tour around the hospital. They hadn’t taken a detailed look after the new remodeling.

The hospital, under Old Cheng’s management, was ordered and regulated strictly. Doctors and nurses were vibrant and bound by rules without being overburdened.

Starting from this hospital and shaping it into an internationally renowned one seemed very hopeful.

The hospital site was currently leased. With enough funding in the future, they could purchase land and construct their own building.

"I have to get back to the department. They just admitted a gout patient. It is said that he has gout nodules all over his body with the biggest one the size of five fists."

Yang Ping couldn’t be here for too long either. He had a lot to do every day and could hardly keep up without excellent time management.

Boss Cheng didn’t want to keep him any longer, so he saw Yang Ping and Su Nanchen off.

Once they were alone, Su Nanchen talked to Yang Ping, "Dad is going to Japan next month to participate in the Asia-Pacific Orthopedic Association forum, and he wants to take you with him."

Even though Yang Ping hadn’t formally been introduced into the Su family by Xiao Su, in Su Nanchen’s eyes, Yang Ping was already his brother-in-law.

This academic conference, hosted by the affiliated hospital of Tokyo University, served as a warm-up for the Asia-Pacific Orthopedic Association conference and an exploration of the China-Japan rivalry.

Currently, the chairman of the Asia-Pacific Orthopedic Association was Fujiwara Masao, so Japanese people had always been in control of the association. Professor Su planned to take over as chairman this time.

At that time, Professor Liang, Professor Qin, and others would attend the conference. It wasn’t merely about one person, but the entire Chinese orthopedics community.

The Asia-Pacific Orthopedic Association (APOA), mainly comprised of orthopedic surgeons from the Asia-Pacific region, was a regional and authoritative academic organization. It was originally established as the Western Pacific Orthopedic Association (WPOA) in 1962 and renamed to the Asia-Pacific Orthopedic Association in 2000.

Fujiwara Masao planned to run for another term with full confidence. His team excelled in the research and clinical fields. His young crew members were all outstanding talents, such as Takahashi and Sasaki in trauma surgery, and Mitsui Tasuku in spine surgery.

Aside from that, many medical universities and hospitals in Japan supported him running for another term, as did others in Australia and South Korea.

Another term meant he could continue to lead this academic organization.

Whoever sat in this position was not only a competition of personal capabilities but also of team strength, with the nation being the team level.

"I will prepare for it!" Yang Ping responded without hesitation.

Yang Ping had already heard some stories about the competition between China and Japan for the academic lead in APOA from Director Han.

Professor Su, Professor Liang, Professor Qin, and a number of people from that generation had been competing with Fujiwara Masao for several years.

This time, these professors were prepared to defeat Fujiwara Masao.

Therefore, this forum served as more than just a warm-up for the conference. Its significance was evident, to display their capabilities, garner support from other countries, and obtain more votes when the actual conference took place.

"When will you come to my house for a visit?" Su Nanchen asked tentatively, hoping to probe something out of Yang Ping since he failed to get any information from his sister.

Yang Ping looked embarrassed: "I will follow her arrangements. She probably thinks the timing isn’t right yet."

Understanding his sister’s considerations, Su Nanchen said: "She has your best interest in mind. You know our family situation. My generation only has one girl, her boyfriend will definitely be scrutinized by countless people. Don’t worry, just follow her plans."

Last time at Su Nanchen’s birthday, their grandfather started examining Yang Ping, even asking him about the neurosurgery papers. Without the countless books he had read in the system space, he could have been caught off guard by the questions.

They chatted for a while, and it was almost time.

"You should prepare well. Many of our young people are going, the lineup is huge, just as theirs. This is a showdown before the conference. I’m confident we will overwhelm them," Su Nanchen reminded Yang Ping before leaving.

This academic discourse right was very significant to a country.

"I will do my best!" Yang Ping made a gesture.