Chapter 2313: About to Be Overtaken
Steady the hemostat in hand, bend the tip further in, and probe into the incision to separate and open the "flesh." In fact, this is conducting blunt dissection without using sharp instruments, which can avoid injuring the body’s tissues as much as possible.
The bent tip moves like a mine clearance soldier, separating the tissues while probing. When the tip conveys a sense of breakthrough to the doctor’s hand, it indicates that the instrument has penetrated various obstacles and reached the pleural cavity. The cavity is a space with fewer flesh obstructions, hence the feeling of breakthrough.
Once the cavity is opened, the gas and exudate inside begin to seep out through the incision.
Everyone watching at this step was on edge: make sure not to puncture the wrong area or cause a massive hemorrhage.
Quick as a flash, the chief surgeon took the other curved clamp handed by the nurse with the other hand, clamping the drainage tube and inserting it along the path of the first curved clamp.
What happened next?
The nurse connected the drainage bottle properly.
Bubbles appeared in the water within the drainage bottle, indicating that the gas within the pleural cavity had been expelled.
The movement was so skillful that it seemed the surgeon had engraved the steps into their bones, with no need for reminders from others.
Zhao Zhaowei and the others couldn’t relax; just releasing gas wasn’t enough.
What about the fluid build-up?
Everyone stood watching.
Duan Sanbao, the closest one, focused on the bent clamp held by the chief surgeon.
The clamp holding the tube made slight rotating movements to adjust the angle and depth of the tube entering the chest cavity. After inserting the tube, the drainage tube should be sewn around the incision immediately to secure it, preventing any leakage from the incision. Such adjustments must be made quickly to prevent seepage from leaking out.
"That’s fine, suture it," Xie Wanying said.
The others heard her confident tone as if she had a hundred percent certainty.
Where’s the exudate? A large group in Guodu exaggeratedly stood on tiptoe to look, indicating they hadn’t seen any exudate.
Zhao Zhaowei and the rest worked hard to help Student Xie find the exudate in the sealed water bottle.
Suddenly, someone said, "There it is."
It was the voice of Duan Sanbao, his bright eyes showing even sharper brilliance.
Zhao Zhaowei and a few others hurriedly pushed their heads closer.
The exudate was minimal, so it didn’t flow into the drainage bottle immediately; it was visible only on the outer wall of the transparent silicone drainage tube. Small patches of yellow fluid adhered to the wall of the drainage tube, requiring manual clearance by the doctor. Fortunately, a thicker drainage tube was used, allowing for flushing and other operations.
Draining the exudate was significantly meaningful, as testing it could help the doctors determine the nature of the lesion in the patient’s body—whether there was an infection and what the source of the infection was.
The surgery concluded at this point.
The Guodu people were tense inside: It’s over; the academic genius from Guoxie actually did it, performing outstandingly on their territory.
They stole glances at the teachers.
Teacher Cao Zhao’s eyes were smiling like two small arch bridges.
Teacher Cheng smiled without the same tense look on his face. As long as the result benefited the patient, all doctors would be happy.
Only the students from Guodu needed to worry that their teachers might be poached.
"Xie Wanying." Teacher Cheng called, "After lunch, you and your classmates come to the office."
Second Brother Cao, being a leader, doesn’t have time to do everything personally; the work is delegated to those below him. The interns are under the charge of Doctor Cheng Yuchen, who is responsible for them.
Understanding this, several Guoxie students looked at Doctor Cheng Yuchen: this teacher was indeed cunning; he hadn’t mentioned anything before as a way to test them first!