"Letâs go." Du Haiweiâs voice was low and resonant, like the sound of a horn, indicating that he was excited about the surgery this afternoon.
As long as the surgery goes smoothly, the surgeons canât help but feel a rush of adrenaline.
Look at today, the bleeding was less than expected by the doctors, which indicates that the anesthesiologist did a great job of controlling the hemodynamics. The assistants coordinated exceptionally well. Especially the two interns, whose rapid progress was very gratifying to the teacher.
Student Gengâs retractor placement was increasingly precise, instantly lifting the fetal head without being instructed. Student Xieâs palm pressed the bottom of the uterus, allowing the babyâs little head to almost fall naturally into the Chief Surgeonâs hands, requiring no effort on his part.
Grasping the baby out of the motherâs body, the premature infant weighed less than five pounds and was handed over to the neonatal doctors for care.
Several pediatric medical staff busily handled the baby.
The obstetrician quickly assisted the mother in delivering the placenta, carefully checked for no bleeding, and then sutured the uterus.
Xie Wanying and the others could hear the cardiothoracic teachers walking out to scrub up for their turn in the operating room.
If everything goes smoothly, a Cesarean Section can be completed in under an hour.
Doctor Mo needed to convert the patient to general anesthesia and, remembering Zhang Huayaoâs instructions, called to Student Xie, who was leaving the operating table with some concern: "Come over here for a moment."
Stopped by Doctor Mo, Xie Wanying couldnât leave the operating room with Teacher Du and the others. She removed her gloves and surgical gown, and returned to Doctor Moâs side.
She cautiously assisted Doctor Mo in transitioning the patient to general anesthesia, then stayed behind to help monitor the patient. Staying in the operating room wasnât a bad idea; she could closely observe the cardiothoracic surgeons at work.
Unlike the previous thoracoscopic heart surgery, this procedure involved a traditional open-chest method, where the surgeon made large incisions in the patientâs chest and broke the ribs.
Du Mengen covered his eyes, a bit afraid to look further.
"Are you scared?" Zhang Shuping was curious about his fear, considering Du Meng was from a doctor family and had witnessed many surgeries.
"Itâs not fear, itâs my heart pounding." Du Mengen said.
The difference between watching heart surgery and other surgeries is that the beating heart seems like a little person jumping around, causing oneâs own heart to race.
"My uncle said, the heart is the beginning and end of life." Zhang Shuping recounted Boss Zhangâs words.
Zhang Huayaoâs words are absolutely the essence of a textbook. At the start of a personâs life within the womb, the fetal heartbeat is already a hard criterion for determining life.
Cardiothoracic surgeons stopping and restarting the heart during surgery is akin to performing the work of gods.
Thinking about these sacred descriptions of life, medical students canât help but visualize doctors as sacred figures. However, as Du Mengen glanced around and saw the academic coldness on Student Xieâs face, it felt like a bucket of cold water dousing their heads, making them extremely clear-headed.
What sacredness? Doctors are technicians, akin to mechanics fixing a car. Studying human ergonomics carefully is the correct path; fantasizing about being like gods is not acceptable.
Xie Wanying narrowed her eyes tightly, observing the surgeonâs every move. This kind of surgery scene, which she could witness firsthand, must be meticulously learned and remembered.
Compared to Cesarean Sections, heart surgeries are much longer, routinely lasting six to seven hours or more.
At the west train station entrance, a Z-train express pulled into the station.