Chapter 696: [(696)] Liver Transplant Patient Chapter 696: [(696)] Liver Transplant Patient Xie Wanying was very happy to have persuaded her classmate’s grandfather, and a smile appeared on her delicate face.
Zhao Huaming left first with Yu Xuexian.
Waiting for the family’s agreement takes time, so Student Zhao’s surgery date could only be scheduled later.
In the next few days, the team members would be busy preparing for the liver transplant cases in full swing.
Associate Director Xue returned to the department on Tuesday morning.
Associate Director Xue was pale and thin. It was said that his health wasn’t very good. After stepping back from frontline medical work, he spent his time in the medical school’s research lab. However, as one of the top experts in liver transplants in the country, whenever there was a liver transplant case in the department, he had to come back to provide guidance and take to the operating table.
Bed 18 was confirmed to have a liver source that day. After Associate Director Xue returned, he hurriedly took a team to check on the condition of the patient in bed 18.
At the same time, the doctors who came from other hospitals to learn about liver transplants, who usually observed, all rushed over the moment they heard about a liver transplant case.
The wards, quiet the day before, were suddenly packed with people during the rounds.
So crowded that the nurse couldn’t push the treatment cart through to clean the patient’s bed and had to step back out to wait.
Feeling the press of bodies behind her, Xie Wanying was almost standing on tiptoe, but it didn’t stop her from listening attentively to the expert doctors discussing the patient ahead.
“How many times has abdominal paracentesis been done?” Wearing reading glasses, Associate Director Xue looked down at the medical record and asked.
Tao Zhijie answered, “Another paracentesis was done the day before yesterday. Total bilirubin is around 400, and there are premonitory signs of hepatic encephalopathy. Lactulose has been started, and today the consciousness is better. Should be able to last until the surgery tomorrow.”
After hearing this, Associate Director Xue looked up and observed the patient again.
The male patient, aged forty-three, had jaundiced, waxy skin, with slightly dark circles under his eyes, a swollen abdomen like a pregnant woman’s, but limbs as thin as matchsticks.
If he couldn’t get a liver transplant, even artificial liver treatments would be meaningless, and, being so young, he would only be left waiting to die.
The patient’s expression was relatively strong, probably because he had heard the hopeful news from the doctors that he might be saved.
After examining the patient, Associate Director Xue led the team out and gave instructions as they walked, “Before the surgery, check in with the ICU. After the operation, he’ll need to stay there for a few days.”
“Yes, I’ve already called them,” Tao Zhijie followed up with an answer.
“Who will retrieve the liver source? We need to depart early in the morning. We can’t wait until after the surgery there to go; we need to be on site beforehand, or we’ll run out of time. Is it far?” Associate Director Xue inquired about the critical issue.
“I’ve arranged for them to head over tomorrow morning. If time gets tight, we might consider having them leave tonight to wait there,” Tao Zhijie, understanding his superior’s concerns, said.
Qiu Ruiyun heard the leaders’ conversation and turned back to look at Xie Wanying. If he had known it would be , he would have appointed Song Xueling instead of a girl.
“Make sure to arrange their time well. No matter what, our timing here must be well coordinated. If the journey takes more than ten hours, by the time it reaches us, the liver will no longer be usable,” Associate Director Xue emphasized with a grave tone.
“Yes,” Tao Zhijie responded with equal gravity.
After all, the liver source was quite far away.
The other doctors dispersed, and Tao Zhijie called Qiu Ruiyun and Xie Wanying aside, “The journey could take nearly eight hours by road.”
So far! Qiu Ruiyun’s brows were tightly furrowed, foreseeing a difficult journey ahead.