127: Ignorance comes from never having seen Lin Yi in practice!
Chapter 127: Ignorance stems from not having witnessed Lin Yi's practice!
"This should be considered a perfect laparotomy, wouldn't you agree?"
When the patient's gallbladder was exposed just right from the incision, Ning Yumei truly understood how shallow her previous doubts were.
For a Surgeon, achieving a perfectly exposed surgical field for the patient during countless operations is an incredibly difficult feat, so much so that it's not an exaggeration to say it's one in ten thousand.
Although the locations of various organs in the human body are generally similar, and pre-operatively, the optimal incision site can be determined through various technical means like CT and B-ultrasound.
However, in actual practice, due to factors like the patient's build and slight organ displacement, while the incision site might be generally correct, it's usually just a hair's breadth short of perfect.
Unlike now, where simply following a single mark, the surgical field exposed by the incision achieves a perfect state—not an inch too much, not an inch too little.
"Are all 30-plus surgeries today being marked individually by Dr. Lin?"
"And is the surgical field exposed for all patients... is it always this perfect?"
Ning Yumei could no longer hold back and blurted out her astonishment.
"Of course!"
"Every Doctor who performs an incision according to Dr. Lin's markings invariably expresses the same sentiment."
The Nurses and medical staff chimed in, proudly confirming this to Ning Yumei.
Everyone's trust in Lin Yi, and their constant support for him, isn't just because of his incredibly fast surgical speed.
The crucial point is that Dr. Lin's every step in every surgery is always as precise as a computer, providing the most perfect solution...
"Ah!!!"
"This..."
Listening to the proud answers from the medical staff in the operating room, Ning Yumei was once again deeply shocked.
From the shining eyes of everyone, it wasn't hard to see that their admiration for Lin Yi was almost fanatical.
A lead Surgeon without true skill definitely couldn't achieve this level...
"What now? Do we wait for Lin Yi to come over?"
Director Cui, appreciating one of the few perfect incisions she had seen in her life, asked the medical staff in the operating room uncertainly.
It was supposed to be the simplest incision, but the shock she, as the lead Surgeon, felt was no less than Director Ning's; she was just holding it back.
According to the medical staff in the operating room, Lin Yi's markings allowed every incision to reach perfection, which seemed a bit too miraculous.
Even the most top-tier, most talented Surgeons wouldn't dare make such a guarantee.
And all of this, by chance, happened to a General Practitioner, which seemed somewhat illogical.
She hadn't heard of any General Practice Medicine students having so much surgical experience to hone their judgment...
"Unless this person was born for surgery!"
After much thought, Director Cui felt that only such an almost fantastical explanation could account for everything she was seeing...
"I've already notified Dr. Lin; he'll be here within five minutes at the latest."
"Now, the only thing we can do is wait."
The circulating Nurse once again gave Director Cui an exceptionally certain answer.
"With the patient's gallbladder exposed so precisely, Director Cui is perfectly capable of performing the cholecystectomy."
"Why do we have to wait for Dr. Lin to come? Isn't this a waste of time?"
Director Ning subconsciously voiced her thoughts again.
With the surgical field exposed so precisely, even if she were to operate herself, she could complete the series of operations—gallbladder separation, ligation, and excision—within half an hour at most.
Waiting for Lin Yi now was clearly a waste of time...
However, after Director Ning finished asking, she realized she was even more embarrassed.
None of the medical staff in the operating room responded to her, and she could even feel a slight hint of disdain in everyone's eyes as they looked at her...
"Director Ning, let's just wait for Lin Yi."
"The Emergency Department performs Gallbladder-Preserving Surgery for every gallbladder patient."
"Even if I were to operate now, I couldn't guarantee completing this series of complex procedures within an hour."
Feeling the awkwardness in the air, Director Cui quickly spoke up to explain to Ning Yumei.
In a so-called combined surgery, the subsequent handling of the gallbladder is paramount, and even though Director Cui was already in this operating room, she still couldn't believe what Zhong Xibei had said—that Lin Yi could deal with a patient's gallbladder in five minutes...
"So, the patient is undergoing Gallbladder-Preserving Surgery!"
Ning Yumei gave an embarrassed, awkward smile; luckily, her mask covered her face, otherwise, she would have been mortified.
Making comments without understanding the details of the surgery, her role as an assistant was indeed a bit presumptuous.
"But I see the patient's gallbladder is so severely swollen, besides being full of stones, there should also be quite a few internal tissue lesions."
"To completely resolve it, it will likely take a long time, and it will also increase the risk of postoperative recurrence and infection..."
Looking at the patient's severely diseased gallbladder, Ning Yumei couldn't help but voice her opinion again.
Since entering the Health Department and focusing on administrative work, she hadn't had the opportunity to work as a Surgeon, her beloved profession, like a frontline Doctor.
By chance, she entered this operating room, and recalling her past, Ning Yumei found everything familiar and couldn't help but offer her insights...
Take this patient's gallbladder, for example; wanting to preserve it would conservatively take a very long time.
If Ning Yumei were to operate herself, she estimated it would take at least two hours to ensure the complete eradication of all lesions within the patient's gallbladder.
Furthermore, due to the organic changes that had already occurred within the gallbladder, there was at least a 50% chance that it would cause the patient's gallbladder to re-inflame, or even lead to more severe postoperative complications.
No matter how she looked at it, cholecystectomy seemed to be the most responsible approach for the patient.
But now, the Emergency Department insisted on this Gallbladder-Preserving Surgery plan, which carried the highest risk and was the least rewarding, making her truly unable to understand...
"I still say the same thing!"
"No practice, no right to speak!"
"Once Dr. Lin arrives, you will fully understand."
"How ignorant and uninformed your previous understanding of surgery, and of the gallbladder, was!"
The circulating Nurse, truly fed up with Director's constant questioning, directly retorted in a sarcastic tone.
Not just her, but all the medical staff in the operating room shared this view.
At least in the field of gallbladder surgery, they would not tolerate any ignorant medical personnel questioning Lin Yi's authority in any form...
"I... you..."
Looking at the unfriendly gazes in the operating room, Ning Yumei almost died of anger.
This was too much bullying; she was at least an attending Doctor before, so how did she become a clueless newbie upon arriving at the Central Hospital's Emergency Department...
"What are you all doing, are you idle?! Get to your positions."
Just as Director Ning and the circulating Nurse were glaring at each other, venting their dissatisfaction, Lin Yi entered the operating room.
With a single shout, Lin Yi immediately brought all the medical staff back to a state of full concentration.
"Scalpel!"
After taking his position as the lead Surgeon, Lin Yi didn't waste words, directly extended his hand to give the command, and took the scalpel handed to him by Director Cui.
Then, under the astonished gazes of Director Ning and Director Cui, he unexpectedly incised the patient's gallbladder with a single stroke...