Surgery Godfather
Chapter 919 - 800 One-Stroke Flow

Chapter 919: Chapter 800 One-Stroke Flow

No matter the surgery, the initial steps are the same: anesthesia, positioning, sterilization, and draping; only then does the actual surgery begin.

It is inappropriate for non-surgical personnel to gather in the operating room, as it not only violates the aseptic principle but also hinders the activities of the surgical team, so Professor Cao suggested, "Shall we go to the teaching room?"

Consequently, everyone moved to the well-prepared teaching room. The general surgery teaching room is quite impressive, because, now and in the future, doctors from all over the world will sit here to observe surgeries.

Therefore, Dean Xia would not tolerate this place, a gathering spot for the world’s medical elite, being anything average; he made some clever modifications to the teaching room.

The electronic screen is definitely the best on the market, and both wired and 5G networks are used, although the 5G network is usually the primary choice. In case of 5G failure, the backup wired network can take over.

The simple plastic chairs were replaced with sofas designed with ergonomics in mind, and small screens were mounted around the walls to allow those crowded in the back to watch the surgeries with ease and calm.

Beverages are indispensable; coffee, tea, mineral water, and various juices. Following Professor Zhang Zongshun’s suggestion, a first aid kit was also prepared in the teaching room, equipped with some common emergency drugs.

As Professor Zhang explained, based on his personal experience, watching Yang Ping perform surgery was like driving a world-class domestic car or watching "Fast & Furious" in the city center.

In order to appear more thoughtful, Dean Xia had no choice but to command the modification team to put up a sign reminding observers to be mindful of their physical condition.

Li Zehui once watched Yang Ping perform surgery in this teaching room, back when it still had plastic chairs.

Professor Li remembered clearly, it was a patient with spinal scoliosis who also had a cardiac malformation. Normally, the surgery should have required cooperation between the Spinal Surgery and Cardiac Surgery Departments, but Professor Yang managed to complete the heart surgery as well.

Indeed, it was incidental, but this incidentally performed surgery made Professor Li feel ashamed; it was more impressive than what he, a specialist in cardiac surgery, could achieve. Later, when Professor Li encountered difficulties while performing charity surgeries in Saudi Arabia, he thought of Yang Ping and invited him to fly to Saudi Arabia to perform the surgery.

The surgery in Saudi Arabia once again changed Professor Li’s view of Yang Ping. When cardiac surgeons around the world were at a loss, Professor Yang handled it with ease, an experience Li Zehui would never forget.

At that time, all the honors and pride he held as a cardiac surgeon from the prestigious Cleveland were shattered. He had never imagined that there could be a cardiac surgeon in the world as skilled as that.

In fact, it’s the same for everyone; people generally don’t believe in things that go beyond common sense. However, when they see such things with their own eyes, they almost worship the other person like a deity.

If someone told you there was an individual who could single-handedly challenge an NBA team in basketball, you definitely wouldn’t believe it. Anyone who believed it would be considered a fool. Even if that person was close to you, even if their capabilities, professional status, and stature were high, you wouldn’t believe it because it’s just not possible, absolutely not.

Only when you have seen this person’s miraculous ability with your own eyes will you believe it, and you will also think this person is a god. How could such people exist in the world?

Therefore, every doctor who acknowledges Yang Ping’s surgical skills has certainly seen him perform surgery; otherwise, they would never believe it.

The surgery had started, and the screen showed the first step: opening the chest and cutting the skin.

Yang Ping’s approach was clearly not the conventional large, open thoracostomy; he planned to use a minimally invasive approach, making two incisions in the intercostal space on the left side of the chest, one for total cardiac reconstruction and the other for switching the aorta and pulmonary artery.

The skin-cutting technique was Yang Ping’s usual One-Stroke Flow, from the start to the end of the incision, requiring only a smooth, continuous single stroke without a second or corrective cut.

This single stroke not only determined the length of the incision but also its depth. Unless there were important nerve vessels that needed protection, the incision was precisely made through the subcutaneous fat layer, neither too much nor too little.

Two incisions, just a decisive stroke each, with absolutely no hesitation.

The One-Stroke Flow is not only Yang Ping’s surgical hallmark but also the signature of Song Zimo and Xu Zhiliang, whom he personally trained.

As the knife glided, the electric knife immediately followed, precisely cauterizing each tiny bleeding point, the whole action performed seamlessly and in one go.

Academician Wang’s heart skipped a beat, then he turned to look at Director Xin: "Such solid foundational skills? The skin cutting was done in one stroke?"

Having spent over forty years in medical practice, Academician Wang had never seen such a confident method of cutting skin. Li Zehui explained beside him, "This is the legendary One-Stroke Flow, probably only seen here."

"One-Stroke Flow?"

"It means cutting the skin in one go, without needing to divide or correct the cut."

Academician Wang nodded, understanding the novel term, but then he couldn’t help asking, "What if there are important blood vessels or nerves?"

"Then the surgical knife will definitely be positioned right above the nerve vessels, precisely on top, without harming the nerve vessels," Li Zehui acted as the commentator.

At this moment, Professor Xin smiled and reminded, "Watching this young man’s surgery, you must pay full attention. If you are not careful, you might miss important steps. And if you’re even less attentive, the surgery might be finished."

No sooner had he spoken than what Professor Xin feared happened: just a few moments of casual conversation, and the chest cavity was already open.