Surgery Godfather
Chapter 968 - 822 What on Earth is This Ridiculous Thing?

Chapter 968: Chapter 822 What on Earth is This Ridiculous Thing?

After Yang Ping finished the surgery, he asked his team to prepare for an additional emergency coronary bypass.

Xia Shu became excited. Complex coronary disease with diffuse distal coronary lesions made coronary bypass surgery extremely difficult. Previously, such cases had no solution in the world until Director Xu from Anzhen invented the technique of venoarterialization for bypass. This type of case could then undergo bypass surgery. Fuwai also gradually started performing this surgery after learning the technique from Director Xu of Anzhen.

Professor Yang, so young and having not been in cardiac surgery for long, had already mastered this top-tier technique, and was even performing better than Director Xu himself.

Xia Shu was thinking about striving for an opportunity as a second or third assistant when Yang Ping asked:

"Xia Shu, do you have any problems being the first assistant?"

Me, the first assistant?

Xia Shu could hardly believe it. He had not been here long and now he had the chance to be the first assistant, and on such a major emergency surgery at that.

His confidence was very low; after all, the tasks he performed at Fuwai were mere trivialities. How could it be his turn to be first assistant? Thus, he hesitated greatly. The opportunity was rare and he did not want to miss it, but he was also afraid that his lack of skills would delay the surgery.

After weighing it over, Xia Shu finally decided to pass on the opportunity: "I have never been a first assistant before. The surgical risk is too high; I’m afraid I can’t handle it."

Dr. Song clapped him on the shoulder. "How can a man just admit defeat so easily? Don’t worry, the professor is here to guide you, be a little bold."

Yang Ping encouraged him: "Your basic skills are okay, don’t be afraid. I’m here guiding you. If I let you be the first assistant, you should be the first assistant."

Xia Shu nodded, his heart pounding. There were so many opportunities here no wonder Dr. Song and Xu Zhiliang were so skilled.

Compared to Dr. Song and Xu Zhiliang, Xia Shu, with a doctorate in cardiovascular surgery, felt inferior. He had seen Dr. Song and Xu Zhiliang skillfully performing coronary bypasses on rats.

The heart of a rat was so small, Xia Shu tried to follow suit but couldn’t manage it.

"Performing surgery is like going to war; you definitely need some battle experience. Battlefield experience is very important. I’ll guide you through it slowly, don’t worry too much. If you are free, follow Dr. Song and Dr. Xu to practice more. Now the conditions are much better; we have a dedicated operating laboratory. You can start practicing on a pig, then use a monkey, followed by a rabbit, and a rat. Think about it—if you can even complete a coronary bypass on a rat’s heart, how could you be afraid of not being able to do it on a human heart so much larger? Any surgery is all about practice making perfect!" Yang Ping patiently encouraged him.

Encouraged by Yang Ping, Xia Shu felt a bit braver.

Just like the demands of being the chief surgeon are completely different from those of an assistant, so too is the difference between being first assistant and other assistants. The first assistant needs to assist the chief surgeon in completing the surgery, and it is the necessary path to becoming the chief surgeon.

According to the growth curve of surgery, many surgeries must be accumulated as a first assistant, gaining enough experience to possibly qualify for the chief surgeon position.

"Do you know the three major tasks required when joining the department?" Yang Ping asked.

Dr. Song had recently been too busy participating in stem cell experiments, forgetting to tell Xia Shu, but it was not urgent; these were scheduled after three months.

Xia Shu immediately said, "I know, everyone has told me; I’ll endeavor to complete them as soon as possible."

The three major departmental tasks: First, draw a life-sized full-view human anatomy diagram, with very detailed anatomical requirements; second; go to Nandu Medical University to dissect an actual cadaver, carefully dissecting every part; third, spend some time in the Trauma Emergency Center and perform trauma surgeries from head to toe.

The graduate students had intentionally played a prank on Xia Shu, so they shifted the balcony flower, altering the content, trying to trick him into more interactions with the Head Nurse.

Now that he knew, there was no need to repeat it; after all, it was a tradition in the department, and everyone knew it.

"You need to urgently complete these tasks thoroughly. Let’s go review the patient’s case files. As soon as the patient arrives, we’ll be performing emergency surgery." Yang Ping warned, as there was no more time to discuss other matters due to the urgency.

The medical flight was equipped with a small medical team and the aircraft’s facilities were equivalent to a small Intensive Care Unit.

Relatively speaking, this kind of transfer was quite safe.

It took over eight hours for Guo Jingyao to be safely delivered to China Sanbo Hospital. Upon arrival at the hospital, he was immediately taken to the general surgery operating room.

In less than an hour, Yang Ping led his team to complete the surgery using the venoarterialization technique. He built five bridges for Guo Jingyao to resolve the myocardial blood supply issues, saving his life and avoiding a heart transplant.

Meanwhile, several world-leading cardiovascular surgery hospitals contacted by Yingge Hospital, including Cleveland, had not yet produced a specific plan and could only passively wait for a heart transplant. If they had followed their advice, and the heart had not arrived, the patient would have long passed away.

When Guo Jingyao’s family and friends subsequently arrived at China Sanbo Hospital, Mr. Guo had already awakened from the surgery and was able to converse normally with his loved ones.

Everything seemed like a dream. Just a dozen hours earlier, he was critically ill in the ICU but was now out of danger.

His family and friends knew that a medical insurance from a Chinese company had saved Guo Jingyao’s life, causing an immediate explosion of this news in Guo Jingyao’s social circle.

The most crucial part was that Guo Jingyao’s type of surgery could only be performed in China, not even in the United States. This exclusivity made the spread of this information tremendously powerful.

After understanding the situation, these family and friends were alarmed and immediately sought to contact Anning Insurance’s Southeast Asia branch, hoping to purchase a high-end medical insurance similar to what Guo Jingyao had. In case of any health issues, they could be directly sent to Sanbo Surgical Research Institute for treatment, or invite them to lead the diagnosis.

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