Chapter 1143: [1143] Teacher Tan had an accident

Taking the medical record, Tao Zhijie flipped it open to review. Just by looking at the post-operative instructions, the absence of numerous directives indicated that the patient’s condition was relatively stable and there were no signs of needing emergency rescue for the time being.

"Both surgery and anesthesia for lung surgery are quite harmful to the lungs, and the lungs directly affect the heart. Your laparoscopic surgery should be in relatively good condition. As long as you control the bleeding well during the operation," Fu Xinheng gave his professional opinion.

Tao Zhijie nodded, feeling somewhat relieved after listening to him. However, being an overly cautious person, he said, "I will continue to come over these next few days to check on Teacher Lu’s condition."

"Of course, you can come over anytime," Fu Xinheng agreed to his frequent visits for consultations and then asked, "Are you coming alone to check on the patient? Isn’t Dr. Tan coming?"

Both Chief Surgeons should have come together to check on the patient’s condition.

"I have an appointment with Dr. Tan. He said that he was out today but has rushed back to the hospital and will be up soon," Tao Zhijie remembered that Tan Kelin had not arrived at the ward for some unknown reason.

Was Senior Tao going to call to hurry Teacher Tan? Xie Wanying picked up her phone. There was no need to call Teacher Tan; calling Teacher Xiao Sun and the others would suffice.

After several rings, Teacher Xiao Sun answered her call: "Student Xiao Xie, what’s up?"

"Teacher Tan—"

"Did you know Teacher Tan scratched his hand?"

Huh? Xie Wanying was taken aback.

Realizing he had let something slip, Sun Yubo quickly covered his mouth and whispered, "It’s nothing, it’s nothing. Teacher Tan accidentally got his arm scratched by a car and has just stitched it up himself in our department."

"Should I—?" Xie Wanying wondered if she should rush over to show concern for her teacher.

"There’s no need. It’s nothing serious. Teacher Tan said you don’t have to come over specially; he doesn’t want too many people to know about this minor injury," Sun Yubo cautioned her, "You mustn’t tell anyone else, you understand?"

There are no secrets that don’t get out. She hadn’t said anything. But suddenly, someone burst into the office.

It was a young resident physician who said to Fu Xinheng: "Teacher Fu, I just heard the nurses at the nurse station saying that Dr. Tan from General Surgery Department Two was hit by a car and injured his hand. Should we call to inquire about the situation?"

This news exploded like a bombshell. Xie Wanying now understood why Teacher Sun had told her that Teacher Tan didn’t want the news spread. As soon as the news of Teacher Tan came out, everyone in the office stood up.

"He injured his hand?!" Chang Jiawei pointed at the reporter and asked loudly.

It goes without saying what it means for a surgeon to injure his hand—it could potentially end his career. Surgeons must try their utmost to avoid any harm to their hands, no matter how careful they are.

"I heard it from the nurses, who heard it from the nurses of General Surgery Department Two. They said the head nurse secretly took medicine and a wound-cleaning kit to Dr. Tan’s office. They felt like something had happened to Dr. Tan. Afterwards, someone said the incident happened in our hospital’s parking lot, when Dr. Tan parked his car and got out, not anticipating a car behind him having brake failure and rushing forward, scraping past him," the reporting doctor tried to explain everything he had heard. Due to his own panic, his speech was somewhat incoherent.

The others became increasingly frantic upon hearing this.

Chang Jiawei stood with his hands on his hips, angrily berating the person who caused the accident, complaining, "This Tan Kelin, doesn’t he realize how important his hands are? He was about to perform a major surgery, and now he’s injured his hand—is he trying to dodge the surgery?"