179: If you don’t respect patients’ lives, you are not qualified to be a doctor!

Chapter 179: A Doctor Who Doesn't Respect a Patient's Life Is Unfit to Be a Doctor!

After scrubbing, disinfecting, and donning surgical gowns through a series of standardized procedures, Fang Xiaoran followed Lin Yi into the operating room for patient Feng Tao.

The instrument Nurse, circulating Nurse, Anesthesiologist, and other medical personnel were already in position, making final preparations before the surgery.

"Doctor Lin, are we the only two doing this surgery?"

"Should we notify Teacher Lu and have her oversee us..."

Fang Xiaoran blinked her big eyes and suggested to Lin Yi with a bit of unease.

The closer it got to the start of the surgery, the more she couldn't relax.

Although she had acted as Lin Yi's primary Surgeon in joint surgeries for a large number of gallbladder patients, and had individually overseen several surgeries, this time was truly different.

This was surgery for a gallbladder cancer patient!

She was afraid that any mistake from her, as the first assistant, could lead to Lin Yi's surgical efforts being completely wasted.

"No need to notify Teacher Lu."

"It's not that complicated. Just treat it as a normal gallbladder surgery. Follow my instructions, and we'll finish this surgery quickly."

Lin Yi looked into Fang Xiaoran's eyes, signaling her to relax.

After all, Fang Xiaoran was his first assistant now. Only with close coordination between them could they complete this surgery as quickly as possible.

"Doctor Lin, the patient has been disinfected. Should we proceed with anesthesia immediately?"

After all preparations were complete, the Anesthesiologist asked Lin Yi if they should start the surgery immediately.

Through the past few days of working together, Lin Yi had become like a God of Surgery in the minds of all the medical staff in the entire Emergency Department.

Even the circulating Nurse and Anesthesiologist, whom doctors feared and respected the most, were polite when facing Lin Yi.

Lin Yi had repeatedly proven with his skill and ability that he was worthy of this respect from others.

"Let's start. The sooner we start, the sooner we finish, and everyone can get a little more rest."

As Lin Yi gave the command to start the surgery, he also lightened the atmosphere in the operating room a little.

"Wait a moment."

The operating room door slid open silently. Director Cui, who had just entered, stopped the Anesthesiologist's actions and quickly came to Lin Yi's side.

"Doctor Lin, may I bother you for a few minutes?"

Looking at Lin Yi, Director Cui spoke with a slight awkwardness.

Firstly, whether he was the chief Surgeon of this operating room or not, Director Cui felt that no amount of respect for Lin Yi was too much.

Learning is endless, and the skilled are teachers!

From the surgical techniques she had witnessed firsthand, Lin Yi had already become a top-tier Surgeon in the entire Central Hospital.

Secondly, inviting so many Expert Professors to observe Lin Yi's surgery without notifying him in advance was, both emotionally and logically, wrong on her part.

But for Lin Yi's future and for the development of the entire Central Hospital, Director Cui had no choice but to do this.

"Of course, Director Cui, please speak."

Lin Yi, of course, didn't mind. A few minutes wouldn't affect anything.

"You didn't attend the academic exchange meeting for gallbladder cancer, right? Since there's a patient undergoing gallbladder cancer surgery, I invited these Expert Professors to observe and exchange without your consent. Xiao Lin, please don't mind."

"Don't worry, we'll just watch from the observation room behind the operating room. We absolutely won't come in and affect your performance."

Director Cui quickly explained her intentions, focusing on the key points.

She had even prepared to take everyone back to the multi-functional hall to watch a video if Lin Yi strongly refused.

No matter what, the patient's life safety must be put first.

They couldn't let their presence create psychological pressure on Lin Yi, affecting his surgical performance and leading to unpredictable surgical risks for the patient.

"It's fine, Director Cui. You can watch however you like. It won't affect my normal performance here."

Lin Yi agreed to Director Cui's request immediately, without a trace of hesitation.

He didn't go to the multi-functional hall for the academic presentation because the lengthy exchange presentation would definitely take a long time, affecting his experience gain and rewards.

These people watching from the observation room outside didn't require him to spend time and effort explaining, so let them watch if they wanted to.

After all, the more people knew about his profound surgical skills, the more it would help his reputation spread more quickly.

More people would come to the Central Hospital Emergency Department specifically for his surgeries, which would also greatly boost his system skill upgrades and rewards.

How could Lin Yi refuse such a beneficial opportunity?

"Alright then, you all continue here. I'll immediately have everyone enter the observation room."

After receiving Lin Yi's affirmative reply, Director Cui happily rushed to inform everyone.

As the patient's anesthesia had just begun in the operating room, the observation room behind the glass wall was already filled with rows of fully equipped experts and scholars.

"Patient Feng Tao, 35 years old. Examination shows that the gallbladder and bile duct are completely blocked by gallstones, and both areas have malignant tumors..."

As Lin Yi in the operating room began to verify the patient's name and condition according to the surgical procedure, a buzzing sound of discussion suddenly erupted in the observation room behind the glass wall.

Although everyone knew that, according to the soundproofing level of the operating room, even if they shouted loudly in the observation room, the personnel inside the operating room would not hear a single sound.

But they were all people who had been or were currently doctors. As colleagues, being mindful of their attitude was also the greatest respect for the medical staff in the operating room.

"According to the patient's examination report, these are clear symptoms of advanced gallbladder cancer. Operating at this time will increase the risk of tumor metastasis."

"Under normal procedures, radiotherapy and chemotherapy should be performed first. Only after confirming an inhibitory effect can surgery be performed!"

"Since gallstone slippage has occurred in the common bile duct, and bile reflux to the Pancreas is inevitable, shouldn't it be confirmed in advance whether cancer cells have spread to the Pancreas?"

They were all well-known Expert Professors in the medical field. Even if they weren't too familiar with the field of the gallbladder, years of medical experience told them that choosing surgery under such symptoms was simply not a normal diagnostic and treatment process.

"Professor Fang, even based on the current examination report, I also don't recommend the patient undergo surgery immediately. Large-scale spread of cancer cells will greatly shorten the patient's survival period..."

Even Professor Zhong Wei, Fang Zhuqing's friend, frowned and subtly expressed his disapproval of the surgery.

This was only happening in the Central Hospital of Long Province. If it were in the Chang'an Jiaotong University Affiliated Hospital where he worked, Professor Zhong would directly fire any doctor who dared to perform surgery on a patient under such circumstances.

A doctor who doesn't prioritize the patient's life is not qualified to be a doctor.