Chapter 299: [299] Named by the director. Chapter 299: [299] Named by the director. Xie Wanying and the other students looked up, seeing a row of doctors with a middle-aged man standing tall in front: was it Director Shen?
The director had a commanding presence, standing with hands clasped behind his back, his deep-set eyes gazing forward, exuding an aura that controlled everything with a serious demeanor.
Medical students who had not met Shen Jinghui felt their hearts thumping wildly.
“I’ve been out for roughly ten days, has anything happened in the department?” Shen Jinghui first asked the two deputy directors beside him.
The two deputy directors shook their heads: nothing special had occurred.
As long as there were no patient complaints, no medical incidents, nothing was really an issue.
Doctors and nurses on the night shift came forward to hand over their shifts.
After everyone listened to the shift report, Shen Jinghui, who had listened very carefully, asked, “Bed 1 patient, how many hours has it been since the Sengstaken-Blakemore tube was used for hemostasis?”
Luo Yanfen’s heart sank when she heard this sentence: disaster, she had just thought about going to check on it, but it was too late, the leader had already brought up the issue for questioning.
Great care must be taken with the Sengstaken-Blakemore tube hemostasis to monitor the pressure time and patient’s condition, as prolonged pressure could lead to complications.
“It has been twelve hours to this point. During the night, the nurse had released the pressure once. This morning I went to see the patient, whose blood pressure and heart rate were stable, and I had the nurse release the pressure again to continue stabilizing the condition. Whether a transfer to another department for treatment was needed, that had to be decided by a teacher,” came the reply.
Everyone, hearing a female voice, looked over and saw Xie Wanying giving the report.
“Did you admit this patient?” Shen Jinghui asked her.
The on-call doctor interjected, “No, it wasn’t her. I remember it was Dr. Luo.”
“Last night when admitting the patient, I helped Dr. Luo. She was busy and couldn’t cope because something came up,” Xie Wanying explained. “Teacher knows about it.”
The other people looked towards her teacher. Tan Kelin, with a composed tone, added, “I had checked on this patient last night and this morning. He needs to be transferred to the Hepatobiliary Surgery department. I have already spoken with them. Cirrhosis seems to be the main cause. Frequent digestive tract bleeding is an indication of advanced stages, and liver transplant therapy might need to be considered.”
Teacher Tan had personally visited the patient twice, unknown to them, and had also taken care of the transfer details. Everyone, not just Xie Wanying and Luo Yanfen, was surprised.
A doctor with senior professional title was indeed different; they had a strong sense of responsibility and would not put on airs just because of their seniority.
Director Shen and other department leaders present found no faults they could point out in their team.
The shift meeting seemed to have reached its end. But the director didn’t announce the dismissal, and just as everyone was wondering what was happening, Shen Jinghui suddenly singled out a student by name: “Dr. Xie, tell me, what was your mindset last night in the emergency room?”
The director knew what she had done last night? Xie Wanying was shocked inside, wondering how the news had spread so fast.
“Director Shen, allow me to explain the situation first, the incident in the emergency room last night was because of me–” Luo Yanfen, hitting her chest, eagerly wanted to take the bullet for her.
“Dr. Luo, I did not ask you,” Shen Jinghui said, promptly silencing her.
It was clear from the director’s attitude that no interruptions were allowed; he was set on holding someone accountable.
Seeing the director’s attitude, everyone became anxious: it seemed likely that Student Xiao Xie would face harsh consequences, possibly a suspension or being sent back to the medical school.
Liu Chengran and Sun Yubo glanced at Tan Kelin’s expression: his stance at this moment was crucial.
Tan Kelin’s eyes were covered by his bangs, momentarily concealing his expression and thoughts from everyone.
Luo Yanfen sniffled; if someone got into trouble because of her, no apology would ever be enough.