183: How can we change the golden rules of surgery at will?
Chapter 183: How can surgical rules, which are like golden laws, be changed so easily!
"What’s wrong, Doctor Lin? Is there a problem?"
"The patient’s vital signs have been very stable..."
Lin Yi’s abnormal behavior startled the Anesthesiologist in the operating room.
As the primary doctor responsible for the patient's vital signs in the operating room, the Anesthesiologist, after repeatedly confirming that all data was normal, timidly asked a question.
Having cooperated with Lin Yi for so long, every time they reached this step, he would decisively proceed with the final abdominal closure.
This sudden deviation from the norm was something the medical staff in the operating room had never seen before.
Even the scrub Nurse and circulating Nurse began nervously counting all the surgical instruments and materials...
"What's going on? Did something go wrong with the surgery? It shouldn't have!"
"Even if the cancerous cells in the patient's gallbladder and bile ducts weren't completely removed, they shouldn't be visible to the naked eye, right?"
"Why isn't he performing the final abdominal closure for such a perfect gallbladder surgery!"
"Did Doctor Lin discover other lesions in the patient? From the real-time monitoring screen, everything looks normal..."
Even the Expert Professors in the observation room began whispering among themselves, watching Lin Yi’s strange actions in the operating room.
But no matter from what angle they analyzed it, this was a classic surgery that surpassed textbook standards, with no possibility of any problems...
"Senior Sister, is there a problem?"
"Does Lin Yi always perform such a detailed examination after every gallbladder surgery?"
Fang Zhuqing couldn't help but ask Director Cui, who was standing beside her, in surprise.
Now, as long as the simplest, and final, step of abdominal closure was completed, this surgery would achieve unprecedented success.
Even her daughter, Fang Xiaoran, would have a perfect entry on her resume for participating in such a flawless surgery.
At this critical moment, the chief surgeon made such an unreasonable hesitant move, how could Fang Zhuqing not be anxious...
"This has never happened before!"
"Lin Yi is known for being decisive and efficient when performing surgeries in the Emergency Department."
"This is the first time I've seen him in such an indecisive state!"
"No, I'll go in and ask what's happening."
Director Cui, with a solemn expression, had just taken a step forward with his right foot, then thought better of it and pulled it back.
"Forget it, let's wait and see!"
Entering the operating room at this moment would be the greatest disrespect and doubt towards Lin Yi.
Furthermore, Director Cui believed that if Lin Yi hesitated, there must be a reason for his hesitation.
Upon completion of this gallbladder surgery, Lin Yi would undoubtedly become the most outstanding gallbladder surgeon in the Northwest Five Provinces.
Her rash entry into the operating room could potentially cause these Expert Professors to question Lin Yi's ability to handle matters independently, adding uncertainty to the honor he was about to receive...
"I now have reason to suspect that the cancerous cells in the patient's gallbladder have spread into the Pancreas."
"Next, I will incise the patient's Pancreas for final confirmation, and I hope everyone can cooperate..."
After a detailed examination, Lin Yi solemnly announced his decision to everyone.
Initially, he thought that during the handling of the patient's gallbladder and bile duct, tiny cancerous tissues might have accidentally fallen into the patient's abdominal cavity.
In fact, this situation had occurred when performing surgery on the first gallbladder cancer patient, Yang Dong.
At that time, because it was the first surgery after obtaining the perfect-level Suturing Technique, there were some deficiencies in instrument preparation and experience. When clearing the cancerous tissue, some tiny particles fell into the patient's abdominal cavity, but with the system's timely prompt, Lin Yi immediately performed a thorough cleaning.
However, this situation was completely different. Lin Yi repeatedly checked the patient's abdominal cavity, but there was no corresponding system prompt. This at least indicated that the tumor removal in this surgery was very thorough...
If it wasn't for this reason, combined with the system's past experience of timely rewards, Lin Yi judged that it was very likely that the ampulla of Vater, where the bile duct and pancreatic duct connect, had been eroded by cancerous cells, but it wasn't scanned during the examination.
In this situation, as long as Lin Yi cut open the relevant area, the system prompt would definitely arrive in time.
Even if the judgment was wrong and the Pancreas showed no lesions, with his perfect-level Suturing Technique, he could make the incision heal seamlessly...
But now there was also a huge problem facing Lin Yi.
Incising the patient's Pancreas clearly changed the original surgical plan and required the consent of all medical staff present.
After all, if anything went wrong with this surgery, the medical staff present would have to bear the relevant responsibility.
What's more, changing the surgical plan was such a critical matter.
If no problems occurred, everyone would be happy. But if an accident happened, or even a medical malpractice occurred, whether everyone could keep their beloved jobs would be a question...
"What does that mean? Did I hear that right! To change the surgical plan rashly without informing the family!"
"Can being a doctor be so arbitrary! The gallbladder problem seems to be resolved very well, why look for trouble?"
"There are no symptoms indicating any problems with the patient's Pancreas. Incising the Pancreas for examination, isn't this nonsense!"
"I believe these older medical staff here will never go along with a young person's foolishness!"
"It's true that a young person's superb skills are commendable, but being arrogant and acting on a whim will sooner or later lead to major problems..."
"Boom..."
When Lin Yi's statement about arbitrarily changing the surgical plan clearly reached the observation room next to the operating room, with a boom, the entire observation room exploded.
None of the Expert Professors present could have imagined that Lin Yi, after a period of silence, would make such an incredible and horrifying move...
It's not that there's no possibility of changing the surgical plan during an ongoing surgery, but that's a last resort when the patient's life is in danger or their condition undergoes a significant change.
Even in such a very rare accident, it is necessary to communicate with the patient's family in a timely manner and obtain their consent before changing the surgical plan.
How could it be like Lin Yi, acting on a whim, arbitrarily changing or adding unnecessary surgical plans without the patient's family's consent, when the patient showed no specific lesions and vital signs were very stable...
"No problem, I completely agree with Doctor Lin's plan."
Fang Xiaoran agreed to Lin Yi's plan without even thinking.
"How much anesthesia time needs to be added, Doctor Lin, just let me know..."
The Anesthesiologist also didn't hesitate and began to ask Lin Yi about the specific surgery time.
"We have no problem either, Doctor Lin, you are the chief surgeon, you call the shots in this operating room..."
The remaining assisting medical staff, almost simultaneously, also agreed to Lin Yi's surgical plan...
"They're crazy, have the medical staff in this operating room even undergone relevant on-the-job training?"
"Changing a patient's surgical plan, when did it become so reckless..."
"They trust Lin Yi so much, aren't they afraid of losing their jobs..."
Watching everything happening in the operating room, the Expert Professors in the observation room couldn't even believe their eyes.
How could surgical rules, which are like golden laws, be changed so easily...