180: Lin Yi's gallbladder surgery did not involve gallbladder removal at all!

Chapter 180: Lin Yi's gallbladder surgery never involved gallbladder removal!

"Uh..."

Fang Zhuqing smiled wryly, unsure how to respond to Professor Zhong.

As a former Surgeon, she fully agreed with Zhong Wei's opinion, but having already retired and not being a permanent staff member of the Hospital, she found it inappropriate to express her views freely.

"Sister, has our Hospital's technical expertise in the field of gallbladder reached a level where we can still perform surgery on patients in such a condition?"

Unable to question directly, Fang Zhuqing changed her approach, clearly stating her doubts to Director Cui.

"Under normal circumstances, no doctor would dare to operate on a patient with such advanced gallbladder cancer."

"But Lin Yi's situation is different; his surgical skills cannot be measured by conventional standards."

"I think everyone should be patient and wait to see Lin Yi's performance!"

While answering Fang Zhuqing's doubts, Director Cui also subtly cautioned the experts and scholars in the observation room.

Regardless of Lin Yi's actual skills, Director Cui's confident and proud gaze immediately silenced many, who then focused intently on the operating room.

To receive such high praise from a Director, the doctor's own skills must be exceptional.

The only thing everyone couldn't understand was that, according to Director Cui, the chief Surgeon's skills could no longer be measured by conventional standards. What kind of surgical skills were those? They truly couldn't imagine.

"Scalpel!"

Lin Yi in the operating room didn't keep everyone waiting long.

After reconfirming with the Anesthesiologist that the patient was ready for surgery, he decisively gave the command to begin the operation.

[Hint: Move up 2 cm, transverse incision 15 cm at 90 degrees for laparotomy, will achieve the best surgical field.]

The system prompts before each incision had almost become Lin Yi's subconscious reaction.

When the scalpel approached the patient's upper abdomen and the most precise incision prompt appeared, Lin Yi didn't hesitate, following the prompt to cut through the patient's upper abdominal tissue layer by layer.

"Expand... aspirate..."

As Lin Yi gave command after command, with Fang Xiaoran's orderly cooperation, in less than three minutes, the surgical site was fully exposed.

"I have to say, this is the fastest laparotomy I've ever seen!"

"Isn't this young chief Surgeon afraid of injuring the patient's organs with such quick movements? He didn't pause for a single moment throughout the entire incision!"

"Without the benefit of thousands of surgeries, his hands couldn't possibly be so stable. This is unbelievable!"

"Talented Surgeons are truly enviable to ordinary people..."

Setting aside the rationality of this surgery and its future implications.

The seamless, fluid laparotomy process alone, without any pauses, compelled the various experts and scholars in the observation room to give a thumbs-up in praise.

Putting themselves in his shoes, even at the peak of their careers, they rarely achieved Lin Yi's level of ease and comfort.

Especially his hands, as steady as an old dog, were simply the golden partners every Surgeon dreamed of.

"Junior sister, hasn't Xiaoran matured far beyond your impression of her?"

"This isn't even the most exaggerated part. When we operated together, she was fully capable, acting as a chief Surgeon assisting Lin Yi."

"She can complete the entire process of laparotomy and closure for five or six patients in 3 hours. Most attending doctors don't have that level of skill..."

Pointing to Fang Xiaoran in the operating room, who was assisting Lin Yi in aspirating abdominal fluid from the patient, Director Cui did not hold back his praise.

Although Fang Xiaoran voluntarily chose to be assigned to the Emergency Department and was only a resident doctor, it couldn't be denied that her solid surgical foundation surpassed that of many attending doctors who had worked for several years.

"Sister, you're praising her too much. Compared to this young doctor Lin Yi, Xiaoran still has much to learn..."

Fang Zhuqing responded to Director Cui with feigned humility, but her nearly uncontrollable smile clearly indicated her immense pride in her daughter's performance.

Regardless of whether her daughter was influenced by Lin Yi, being able to perform so skillfully as a first assistant in surgery at this age indeed surpassed many doctors of her generation.

"Director Cui, I suggest your Hospital immediately halt this surgery."

"The lesions in the patient's gallbladder and bile duct have reached a very dangerous stage."

"Even if the chief Surgeon removes the gallbladder, the patient will still face the risk of cancer cell metastasis..."

Professor Zhong Wei from Chang'an Jiaotong University Affiliated Hospital urgently called out, pointing to the real-time monitoring footage of the patient's surgical field displayed on the large screen in the observation room.

When he saw the surgical assistant extract the fluid from the patient's abdominal cavity, and the patient's egg-sized gallbladder and swollen bile duct became clearly visible, based on his countless years of experience performing gallbladder surgery, he judged that this surgery had to be stopped immediately.

Let alone a young Surgeon like Lin Yi, even he, the most renowned General Surgery director in the Northwest Five Provinces, could not perform a cholecystectomy on the patient under these circumstances.

"Director Cui, there's no more time!"

"Every incision from now on will expose the patient to unpredictable risks."

"If it's not stopped immediately, any accident to the patient will hold your Hospital responsible for the consequences of medical malpractice."

Seeing Director Cui watching the real-time monitoring on the large screen without any intention of stopping the surgery.

Professor Zhong Wei had to emphasize his point more seriously.

With such complex patient conditions, the Hospital must decide whether to proceed with the surgical plan based on the best choice.

No Hospital would risk bearing the significant responsibility of medical malpractice by forcing an impossible, extremely difficult surgery on a patient.

This is not only irresponsible for the Hospital's reputation but also a disregard for the patient's life.

"Senior sister, if it really doesn't work out, we can still consult the patient's family!"

"Saving the patient's life is important, but we should also consider the safest treatment plan."

"I agree with Professor Zhong's opinion; at least this surgery should be paused first!"

Hearing Professor Zhong Wei speak of such danger, Fang Zhuqing also looked distressed and hurriedly requested Director Cui to pause the surgery.

If any problem arose during the surgery, and it wasn't stopped in time despite Professor Zhong Wei's warning, it would definitely be deemed medical malpractice.

Fang Xiaoran, as the first assistant in this surgery, would be inextricably involved.

Her daughter was in the prime of her career development; if she carried the responsibility of medical malpractice, her medical career would essentially be over for this lifetime.

"Who said Dr. Lin Yi was going to perform a cholecystectomy on the patient?"

"Ever since Lin Yi joined Central Hospital, for any gallbladder patient in our Hospital requiring surgery, Gallbladder-Preserving Surgery is the only option, even if they are gallbladder cancer patients!"

Director Cui showed no signs of tension; instead, he responded defiantly to the doubts of the two top Surgeons.

Director Cui had personally witnessed Lin Yi's superb handling of even more severe gallbladder patients.

Therefore, this not-so-complex patient in front of him was easily managed by Lin Yi.