Chapter 2412: More Severe Than Expected
Venous catheterization doesn’t need to be completely fixed like an artery; rather, it has some mobility so the doctor can move it up or down to adjust the depth. Unlike the arterial outlet, veins lack pumping force and may clog if the flow is not smooth.
Based on this principle, Student Duan seized the opportunity to swiftly instruct the extracorporeal circulation technician and anesthesiologist to cooperate. During the catheter insertion period, they were to perform a preliminary test of the parallel circulation. Parallel circulation means starting the extracorporeal circulation machine while the patient’s heart is still beating, allowing the heart and extracorporeal circulation to run simultaneously. Starting the machine early can help detect any blood leakage or circulation issues at the catheter insertion point. If no problems are found, then the heart can be stopped.
When the surgery time reached exactly one and a half hours, it was time to open the heart to inspect the lesion.
Ah～everyone sighed.
It wasn’t a partial rupture; it was a complete rupture. The situation was more serious than the preoperative examination and estimation, no wonder the child’s heart was acting up during the operation. To be precise, it wasn’t completely ruptured before the surgery, but it was completely ruptured later, indicating a sudden deterioration in the condition.
From the current anatomical case, Xie Wanying suddenly thought of her grandpa. Could it be that her grandpa, like this child, suffered some unexpected injury that none of the family, including herself, knew about? After reincarnation, she repeatedly urged her mother to take her grandpa to the hospital for a checkup, but so far no signs of heart disease were found. She had always suspected her grandpa might have a congenital heart defect, but now she wondered if she needed to rethink that assumption.
Her thoughts returned to the present surgery. Once opened, it became clear that the repair would be much simpler. Immortal Brother was right: if there’s no alternative, exploratory thoracotomy is necessary.
Cao Zhao received a glance from Student Xie, who seemed very grateful to him, leaving him puzzled: he hadn’t played any active role in the surgery, so why was the student thanking him?
Outside the operating room, Ren Chongda and Student Wei arrived carrying a cake, cards, and ribbons.
Zhu Huicang saw his old classmate bringing things over and criticized, "Why did you bring them to the scene? Your job was to pretend not to know and let her deliver them."
"I know. But she’s not out yet, is she? I’m just coming over to find a fridge for the cake. The cream on top might melt in the warm car," Ren Chongda explained.
Cao Yong stood nearby, listening to the two talk as if he, the main person involved, was nonexistent.
The other two actually told him, "Turn around and face the wall, and pretend you didn’t see anything."
Otherwise, how could they act out a surprise later? Can Cao Yong play the actor well?
Cao Yong had no choice but to find a place to sit down and meanwhile glanced at his junior sibling who saved lives together with him tonight.
Student Wei had been running around after saving lives tonight and was quite exhausted, wiping sweat away with a tissue.
"Did you have dinner?"
Upon hearing Senior Cao’s question, Wei Shangquan was momentarily surprised, sensing that Senior Cao was more attentive and considerate than the counselor. No wonder everyone in the class liked Senior Cao.
"I’ll go buy you something to eat. You just sit tight." Cao Yong stood up and instructed his junior to take a seat.
Ren Chongda came to his senses: oh dear, his student hadn’t had dinner. After handing the cake over to Zhu Huicang to manage, he hastily ran after Cao Yong to buy food.
Zhu Huicang, carrying the cake to find a refrigerator, also told his famished junior, "Sit here and don’t wander off; fainting from hunger would cause us a lot of trouble if we have to perform emergency rescue at another hospital."