Surgery Godfather
Chapter 891 - 785: The Meeting in Beijing

Chapter 891: Chapter 785: The Meeting in Beijing

The next day, Guo Peihua had his endotracheal tube removed.

He vaguely heard many voices by his ear, so he struggled to open his eyes, and all around him were unfamiliar faces.

Lying in bed, he looked around, unaware of where he was, his mind blank, recalling only fragmented memories and surreal images.

Guo Peihua could only remember that he was in extreme pain, as if his body was being ripped apart, and then he knew nothing, as though he had plunged into endless darkness. Where was he now?

"He’s awake!"

Director Kang was leading a group of doctors on a teaching round. He auscultated Guo’s heart, then used a small flashlight to check the pupillary light reflex of both eyes when suddenly Guo Peihua awoke, opening his eyes.

Director Kang had to stop the examination, put away the flashlight, straightened up, nodded, and said, "Very good, both pupils are equal and round, the light reflex is sensitive, the heartbeat is strong and rhythmic, no murmurs heard in any auscultation area, listen for yourselves."

The dozen or so graduate students, standardized training students, and interns standing behind conscientiously formed a line, each taking turns to pick up a stethoscope and listen to Guo Peihua’s heart. Guo Peihua did not refuse; he lay there like a newborn baby, innocent and curious, his eyes turning to watch the world around him.

He wasn’t sure whether what he was seeing was real or illusion, as he felt like he had been dreaming this whole time, but the feeling had been clearer than when dreaming.

He was walking alone in a dark tunnel, surrounded by an abyss of darkness, with space continuously twisting and writhing. A distant light loomed ahead and a face appeared out of the void, a voice echoing in his ears—"Go back, go back." So he ran towards the light as hard as he could, kept running without stopping. He was tired, wanting to give up, but he gritted his teeth and persevered, not knowing how long he ran until the light grew brighter, engulfing his entire body with such intensity that he couldn’t open his eyes. But he didn’t give up, and when he forced his eyes open, he saw these faces before him.

The auscultations by the graduate students, standardized training students, and interns were awkward; they searched for the areas using methods from the textbooks, the males were clearly more rough, not bothered about whether they found the correct area, quickly completing the task and pretending to nod in understanding: "Yes, the rhythm is regular, no murmur."

The females were more cautious, using anatomical landmarks to locate intercostal spaces and counting them one by one, taking a while to find the auscultation area and then listening over and over again.

After a long time, the dozen or so had finished auscultating.

Director Kang gave immediate feedback, "Cardiac auscultation is a basic skill in cardiovascular surgery. Go back and study your books. I noticed that no one during auscultation checked the temperature of their stethoscope before pressing its cold surface against the patient’s chest. I’ve repeatedly stressed that medicine has warmth, humanistic care—four words that should always be engraved in your minds."

"Where am I?" Guo Peihua asked timidly.

"In the hospital, we are doctors, you’ve just had surgery not long ago, but you’re fine now, rest well," Director Kang said, holding his hand and speaking gently.

"Hospital?" Guo Peihua couldn’t believe it.

"Yes, in the hospital, do you feel the warmth of my hand?" Director Kang guided Guo Peihua.

Guo Peihua nodded, "I feel it."

Director Kang smiled and said, "That’s human body temperature."

Guo Peihua’s face showed a reassured expression. Director Kang helped him pull up his blanket and tucked Guo Peihua’s exposed hands back under it.

His fear gradually subsided, Guo Peihua looked around again and regained some cognitive ability, finally confirming that this was the human world.

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In the Meeting Room of the 301 Hospital.

Today’s case discussion was very special, gathering the nation’s top cardiovascular surgery experts. Besides experts from the 301 itself, Fuwai, and Anzhen, there were also several from other hospitals specializing in cardiovascular surgery.

Of course, in a case discussion hosted by 301, the leading roles in cardiovascular specialties undoubtedly belonged to Fuwai and Anzhen. In the field of cardiovascular medicine, they held a class of their own, with all others being in a different category, including 301 itself.

Fuwai and Anzhen divided cardiovascular surgery into many sub-specialties.

Within each sub-specialty, both hospitals had their advantages, so after many years of competition, no clear winner had emerged.

When New China was founded, Beijing’s hospitals took a brilliant stroke towards specialization. It was due to the policy direction at the time that today there are hospitals that stand proud in Asia and hold sway across the world.

Even ordinary people can name them: Temple of Heaven for neurosurgery, Jishuitan for orthopedics, Anzhen Fuwai for cardiology, Tongren for ophthalmology, and so on.

The meeting was chaired by Commissioner Qiao. The attendees all had serious expressions, staring intently at the image pictures projected on the screen without blinking.

"Professor Xu, what’s your opinion?" Commissioner Qiao directly called on Professor Xu Yongzhong.

Professor Xu Yongzhong was an expert from Anzhen, known as the top person in Asia for heart bypass surgery, unparalleled in both surgical skill and volume of surgeries.

Professor Xu, holding the case materials in his hand, pondered before saying steadily, "The coronary artery and its branches are severely blocked, and intervention with a scaffold is no way possible. The only method is heart bypass surgery. After repeated calculations, nine grafts are needed to achieve a stable and satisfactory effect."