With Qin Feng’s command, the task of opening the infant’s chest was assigned to Zhang Fan.
He carefully dissected the chest and then sawed the fragile sternum from the middle, bit by bit, followed by applying bone wax to stop the bleeding.
Then he selected a suitable sternal retractor to open the small sternum, which was less than the size of a palm, revealing a small heart the size of an egg.
Watching Zhang Fan’s operation, he couldn’t help but nod.
Such meticulous and precise handling, truly impressive, experienced indeed!
"Good, thank you for your hard work."
After completing this, Qin Feng nodded at him and returned to the main surgical position; the crucial part was about to begin.
He picked up the scalpel and excised the thymus, freeing the surrounding tissue of the descending aorta and pulmonary artery.
The scalpel in his hand seemed like an extension of his body, without losing any speed.
Whether it was the three directors in the operating room or the attending physicians in the observation room, they were all deeply amazed and tongue-tied.
Such precise and swift dissection could never be achieved without decades of skill!
"It’s too fast! I can’t keep up with my mind."
"With such a thin aorta, even a slight deviation would be life-threatening, yet Director Qin can still perform so quickly!"
"Sigh, we all graduated from medical school, what did we even learn?"
"Comparing oneself to others can be infuriating, Director Qin is a natural-born divine doctor!"
....
A series of helpless yet admiring exclamations echoed in the observation room.
It’s worth noting that any attending physician here is much older than Qin Feng, at least by 5 years.
A bachelor’s graduate, who originally should have been at the bottom of the medical field.
The strength he demonstrated at this moment made these highly educated master’s and doctoral graduates feel utterly embarrassed.
Medicine is an industry with a very high bar.
In larger tertiary hospitals now, a master’s degree is the minimum requirement, and in first- and second-tier cities, more often a doctoral degree is required to participate in work.
Bachelor’s?
That’s trash!
The kind even not wanted for menial chores!
So before Qin Feng became a department director, many were amazed at his surgical proficiency but somewhat biased about his academic qualifications.
But Dean Zhang Tong firmly decided, and no one could change it.
Combined with the transplant center’s funding and its current thriving development, plus he saved the dean’s life in person with surgery.
Gossip almost vanished~
Moreover, a shocking piece of news slowly spread within the hospital.
The city’s First Hospital might establish a general practitioner team, and Qin Feng is likely to become the core leader of this team!
This stirred up a storm, leaving everyone dumbfounded!
...
An hour later...
He cut open the pericardium, suspending it with 3-0 pericardial sutures, and used 5-0 prolene vascular sutures for the aortic cannula purse string and perfusion liquid purse string.
"Prepare for extracorporeal circulation."
After opening the pericardium, Qin Feng exposed the inverted aorta in front of him and immediately spoke to Zhang Fan.
Zhang Fan nodded, and he was ready to incision and cannulate; this step is the most critical.
Because the infant’s aorta is too delicate and fragile, it cannot be directly completely blocked but must prioritize cannulating the superior and inferior vena cava first.
minutes later,
Qin Feng had successfully cut open and inserted the catheter.
"Start it."
Upon hearing the instruction, Zhang Fan activated the ECMO.
Hissing sounds arose, elevating everyone’s nerves.
This step could be considered the pivotal point of the surgery.
With the success of extracorporeal circulation establishment, the aorta turn could proceed; otherwise, it’s an impossible operation even for adults, let alone a child.
Swish~
Seconds later, crimson appeared within the transparent tube.
Success!
Joy burst in everyone’s eyes!
They couldn’t resist giving Qin Feng a thumbs-up! Perfect!
"Oh~!"
Excited cheers also erupted in the observation room outside the operating room.
"Director Qin, amazing."
Standing opposite, Wang Yue, the obstetrics director, breathed a sigh of relief and couldn’t help but eye Qin Feng with respect.
"Proceed, inject cardioplegic solution."
After mechanical cooling, Qin Feng didn’t pause and immediately blocked the aorta, tightening the superior and inferior vena cava.
He sutured and cut the arterial duct, horizontally severed the aorta, and began to explore and free the left and right tubular arterial openings.
"Electrocautery, rubber tube, leave the knife head at 0.2."
As his words fell, Qin Feng took the handed electrocautery and started removing the sides’ arteries from the ascending aorta root for conversion.
"Wipe the sweat!"
At this moment, the surrounding doctors focused intently, studying seriously.
Watching Qin Feng’s calm and perfect operation, every block and release was done precisely and effortlessly.
Even when the heart was beating, he completed every step without any mistakes.
Although the heartbeat was slowed down, it didn’t mean it stopped.
This is also a challenging point for cardiac surgeons during procedures!
"Everyone remembers, the motion of objects has a pattern, whether you can comprehend it, time can actually be altered."
While operating, Qin Feng narrated to everyone,
"Put it another way, time can be magnified, when you grasp and observe the heartbeat, you will find the pattern.
At that moment, heartbeats can be controlled in your eyes, or ignored; the key is having confidence, daring to act.
Over time, you can find dynamic equilibrium and recognize patterns."
Listening to his lecture, the cardiothoracic attending physicians stayed dumbfounded on the spot, savoring Qin Feng’s words.
Immediately, a vague but fascinating feeling arose in their hearts, as if enlightened, yet somewhat puzzling.