Chapter 2405: What Secret
Sometimes, when the Chief Surgeon works alone, it can take a long time and may still not be resolved. To save time, the observing team noticed that today’s surgical team employed a wonderful collaborative technique that is usually invisible in surgeries.
The First Assistant extended her finger, replacing the Chief Surgeon’s left hand to assist at the incision above the sternum.
Everyone watched and realized, hey, this method works, it’s feasible, probably better than one person’s actions. Imagine, if one person uses two hands at both ends, the posture itself is awkward, and awkwardness is destined to be cumbersome and strenuous. If it’s two people, one person inserts from the lower end, the other from the opposite side inserts to the lower end, each finds a comfortable posture, and can adjust angles anytime. Comparatively, when one person uses both hands to insert from up and down, it’s like being trapped at both ends, making it difficult to change posture and angle.
Anything involving collaboration is much like playing games or soccer; if a team cooperates well, it’s far better than having one person take full responsibility. Actually, looking at current sports team competitions, the winners all rely on collaboration, not simply on one person’s ability to achieve victory. This is because the development of technology enables work division to become more refined, and the demand for collaboration also becomes higher.
Soon, the observers around the surgical table noticed that two people weren’t enough for perfect collaboration; it required three. The First Assistant needed to free her hand to assist the Chief Surgeon, but the forceps she was holding needed the Second Assistant’s hand to take over.
The movements of these three young doctors were effortlessly coordinated, naturally flowing like a stream, without signs of crossing paths or communicating.
The anesthesiologist internally exclaimed with surprise, feeling that his earlier description of the three young doctors as three robots programmed with high-speed operations on an assembly line was spot on. See how their transitions flowed seamlessly, akin to a spectacular display of dominoes falling tidily, leaving others in awe.
Everyone’s gaze instinctively shifted to Cao Zhao: why aren’t you saying anything?
If your young doctors perform well, aren’t you supposed to praise them?
Cao Zhao: What should I praise? I still don’t have a clear understanding of what’s going on with these kids.
They say Student Duan, the main coordinator, is a procedural genius, able to predict the steps accurately. The issue is, executing exactly as the coordinator directs is almost impossible. The surgical team members need to connect very well, and to cultivate such a good rapport likely requires time and hundreds of surgeries to refine. These three wouldn’t have been on the same operating table tonight if it wasn’t for his arrangement; it was their first collaboration.
There must be some kind of secret in this. — The little whirlpools in Immortal Brother’s eyes were about to squint.
Within two seconds, the Chief Surgeon’s Changping Forceps and the First Assistant’s index finger successfully met, quickly completing another key surgical step. Subsequently, the Chief Surgeon grabbed the Electrosurgical Unit and swiftly removed the sword’s protrusion, swapping to scissors to cut along the midline and opening the lower end of the sternum. The First Assistant and Second Assistant continuously helped with bleeding control and cleaning around the area.
Now came the anesthesiologist’s task, coordinating with the surgical table doctors to reduce tidal volume, decrease lung ventilation, causing the lungs to collapse, and the heart to move backward with it. The advantage is evident, as the pleura along with the mass retreat from the organs, no longer pressing against the bones. It allows the doctors to saw the bones without damaging the pleura or creating extra complications.