My Medical Skills Give Me Experiences - Chapter 36

Chapter 36: It Seemed Harsh, But It Was Actually Caring (1)

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

The opportunity was right in front of him. He had to be bold and thick-skinned to get it.

“Dr. Xu, can I do the laparotomy?”

“No!”

Dr. Xu refused without thinking.

The corners of Doctor Lu’s mouth curled into a smile. When he looked at Zhou Can, he more or less mocked him for not knowing the immensity of heaven and earth.

“Zhou Can, don’t be anxious. When the time is right, Dr. Xu will give you a chance to train.” Ye Tingting winked at him and comforted him.

“Yes!”

Zhou Can smiled gratefully at her.

This was a Level Two surgery. Even though it was not as dangerous as open thoracotomy, the risk was not small. He had expected Dr. Xu to reject it.

Opportunities had to be fought for bravely.

Whether it succeeded or not was not something he could control.

At least if he worked hard, he would not leave any regrets.

“Stand there and look carefully!”

After Dr. Xu rejected his request, he gave him the best opportunity to watch and learn.

Zhou Can was secretly delighted. Dr. Xu clearly had the intention of nurturing him.

“When choosing the position of the scalpel, you must avoid the important blood vessels and nerves that might exist. The position of the appendix is not too different between men and women, but the anatomical position of the appendix itself sometimes varies greatly. This requires you to combine the scans taken by the patient to determine the position of the scalpel. Under normal circumstances, the appendix is located in the right lower abdomen. The umbilical cord is connected to the ilium by a third of the mid-to-late point. It’s called the McBurney’s sign.”

Doctor Xu demonstrated as he explained.

“Here, her McBurney’s sign is here. During the surgery, make an incision along the McBurney’s sign.”

This kind of combat experience was very important.

It was summarized by the seniors after countless surgeries.

It could ensure that there were no mistakes in the surgery.

Zhou Can memorized them one by one. He also put away the thought of rushing forward. He calmed down and studied seriously.

After Doctor Xu finished explaining, he began to cut.

The scalpel seemed to come alive in his hand.

He slashed and pulled back.

His eyes were sharp, and his movements were accurate, steady, and fast.

The skin, subcutaneous fat, the anterior sheath of the rectus abdominis muscle, the rectus abdominis muscle, and the back sheath of the rectus abdominal muscle were cut open layer by layer like magic.

Zhou Can’s eyes widened.

His standard was not inferior to Chief Physician Liu’s.

He never thought that such a powerful expert would be hidden in the worst emergency department. Moreover, Dr. Xu was only an Attending Physician.

Even the Deputy Director did not have such a standard.

It was really a waste of talent to be an Attending Physician in the Emergency Department with such high surgical skills.

Blood began to flow out quickly as these tissue layers were cut open.

Dr. Lu, the first assistant, immediately held the electrocoagulator to help stop the bleeding.

However, Doctor Lu’s standard was really not flattering.

Its speed was alright, but accidental injuries or incomplete hemostasis happened from time to time.

He was a very sloppy person.

No wonder he was kicked out of the important department.

If he could not correct his habit of being sloppy, he could only do Level One or Two surgeries. He could not even preside over Level Two surgeries and could only be an assistant.

Zhou Can was much stronger than him in terms of hemostasis.

Despite his disdain, Zhou Can was only a House Officer. He naturally had no right to criticize a senior resident.

Dr. Xu frowned, but he did not say anything.

He probably had no choice.

The Emergency Department was already short of manpower. Even though Doctor Lu’s standards were poor and his attitude was sloppy, he could only make do.

This was the true situation in the Emergency Department.

However, with Zhou Can and Jin Mingxi as his subordinates, this situation would quickly change.

“Remember, there’s only the peritoneal membrane layer and the peritoneal layer left here. You have to be careful when operating. Don’t try to save trouble and be sloppy. What’s the most important thing in a surgery? It’s not an awesome technique, but safety. Otherwise, no matter how awesome you are, a small mistake might consign you to eternal damnation.”

Dr. Xu’s tone was very special when he said the last sentence.

It seemed to be filled with deep emotions.

This gave Zhou Can some guesses about Dr. Xu’s story.

Dr. Xu held the scalpel like it was a work of art. His expression was solemn and focused as he swiped it unhurriedly.

The peritoneal membrane layer was perfectly cut open.

Right on the heels of that was the membrane.

Pus seeped out as soon as it was cut open.

Doctor Lu stood in the first assistants’ position like a dead person, not moving at all.

In this situation, the pus had to be immediately extracted.

Zhou Can didn’t ask for instructions this time.

There was no time to ask for instructions.

He immediately picked up the aspirator and sucked the pus dry.

“I didn’t expect it to be so serious. Her illness should have dragged on for a long time.”

Dr. Xu gave Zhou Can an admiring look.

If not for Zhou Can’s fast reaction, it would have easily caused the wound to be contaminated.

“Doctor Lu, stand over there and pull on the hook with Jin Mingxi. Xiao Zhou, stand here and be in charge of assisting.”

Doctor Xu could tell that Zhou Can’s supportive ability was better than Doctor Lu’s. He did not give Doctor Lu any face and directly changed Zhou Can to the position of first assistant.

The retraction of an appendectomy was not particularly difficult, and the surgery time was relatively short.

However, this arrangement was equivalent to promoting Zhou Can to the position of first assistant. Doctor Lu, who was more experienced and of a higher rank, was demoted to the position of second assistant.

He could feel that Doctor Lu’s expression was a little ugly under the mask.

Zhou Can was given the position by a higher-up, he could do whatever he wanted.

After standing in the position of the first assistants, he held the electrocoagulator in one hand and the aspirator in the other.

They were on standby.

The peritoneum was cut open bit by bit until it was as big as the surgical wound.