Chapter 740: Classmate 740, what should you do? Chapter 740: Classmate 740, what should you do? “`
Various anesthetic drugs are often used in combination, so it is possible that we see a patient’s eyelids close as if they’re asleep, but in reality, their consciousness is clear. There are even those who don’t know pain but are aware of what the doctor is doing to their body. The latter’s psychological damage to the patient post-surgery is self-evident.
How to know if the combined use of these drugs is rational and achieves the best effect mainly depends on the anesthesiologist’s experience and professionalism during the surgery.
Now, Zhang Tinghai had adjusted the dosage for the patient, and the patient’s heartbeat stabilized.
The laparoscopic continued to travel inside the patient’s body for inspection. Only then did the several surgeons dare to continue speaking.
“If a liver transplant is needed, only his family members can a liver,” Gong Xiangbin said. He believed that the Zhao family would definitely be collectively willing to actively save this grandson. Therefore, the most challenging issue of lacking a liver source was eliminated.
Hearing these words from the teachers, Yue Wentong raised his right hand and wiped his forehead.
The issue wasn’t the availability of a liver source for the transplant. The teachers might have forgotten what it felt like to be a medical student since they were no longer one. If Zhao Zhaowei underwent a liver transplant, it is likely no hospital would accept him in the future; he wouldn’t be able to become a doctor. The outcome would be disastrously bad–it was feared that such cases were few and far between in Guoxie each year. Guoxie’s doctors were top-notch nationwide, with a pre-operative judgment accuracy rate of 99.9%. Patients declared helpless on the operating table by Guoxie’s doctors were essentially having their lives hanging by a thread.
Outside, the classmates were waiting for good news. Thinking of this, Yue Wentong felt an even colder chill drench his heart.
How to tell the other classmates? How to report to the counselors? When Zhao Zhaowei wakes up, how will the whole class face him?
Feeling increasingly panicked, Yue Wentong suddenly turned his head, his gaze landing on Xie Wanying.
The monitor was asking her? Xie Wanying looked back at the monitor with surprise: As a fellow intern, why was the monitor asking her opinion?
Yue Wentong’s gaze remained on her face without wavering, confirming that his question was not an unconscious blurt.
It was she who had first proposed the exploratory surgery to the attending physician, which must have been carefully thought out; otherwise, it wouldn’t have persuaded a group of senior doctors.
The monitor’s look conveyed deep concern. He was a man of few words and not talkative, but the monitor was not a cold-hearted person.
“Please rest assured, monitor,” Xie Wanying lowered her voice to avoid disturbing the surgery, clearly articulating, “The chief surgeon is carefully observing to find the entry point. I believe that the worst-case scenario that the chief surgeon might have considered is perhaps to make an incision in his liver to remove the stones. The biggest issue now should be whether the cholangioscopy can reach deep enough into the liver to clear the obstruction. Therefore, the chief surgeon needs to observe clearly first.”
“Is this the result of your group’s pre-operative discussion?” Yue Wentong questioned because what she said differed too much from what He Guangyou and the others had said, casting doubt on whether they had indeed discussed the surgery.
“We have discussed various possibilities pre-operatively,” Xie Wanying patiently explained, “Among them, Doctor Song suggested that they must fully clarify what exactly is causing his extensive liver abscesses. We consensus with Zhao Zhaowei. Based on this, the exploratory surgery was conducted, so various outcomes are not unexpected.”
“Hasn’t the result been found?” Yue Wentong pointed to what He Guangyou and the others had said, “Did you discuss how to handle this result? Is liver transplantation the only option?”
“Has the result come out?” Xie Wanying countered, “The causes of cholestasis are quite complex, including genetic factors, metabolic disorders, incorrect medication, and many other reasons. Whether it’s localized or widespread cholestasis needs more comprehensive observation. The chief surgeon has not finished observing the entire liver. It’s not possible to come to a conclusion quickly. Based on the initial laparoscopic examination, the liver is not entirely reddish, not indicative of cirrhosis, and more inclined toward what Doctor Song said, that the pathology may be in the right lobe of the liver.”