Chapter 810: [810] Take out Chapter 810: [810] Take out As the retractor stretched further down to part the various layers of tissue, Cao Yong and Tao Zhijie became increasingly tense, worried that if they continued to pull down, whether the junior sister wielding the scalpel would be able to hold up.
Without the human tissue enveloping it, the blade was sure to wobble in all directions, whether a large or small movement would be unacceptable. Because there wouldn’t be enough time–if the barrier being blocked opened up, the blood loss would break through like a dam bursting. The blade could only be moved when President Wu, preparing to block with his finger, had confirmed the approximate location.
At this moment, something even worse seemed to have happened. The accumulated blood volume below was quite substantial, flooding over the tip of the scalpel like a vast ocean. The group of doctors suddenly recalled the scene described by Song Xueling at the beginning. He had turned the blade to plug the hole upon witnessing a massive hemorrhage, which meant that blood had already filled the inside.
“Suck, suck, suck.” It wasn’t the surgical doctor raising the alarm but rather an onlooking anesthesiologist, who became so anxious that they blurted out first.
Suction wasn’t possible. The blade occupied too much space, the incision was small, and with suction tubes going in, one couldn’t watch and suck everywhere. If the wrong spot was suctioned and neighboring tissue was drawn in, affecting the blood vessel and causing the hole to reopen, that would be even more troublesome.
The only option was to remove the scalpel and then block with a finger, before suctioning. A finger is not like a scalpel; it’s not sharp-edged and can be moved about more freely.
“Are you ready, Dr. Xie?”
Hearing Teacher Wu’s voice, Xie Wanying, tense all over, squeezed out from between her teeth, “Ready.”
“How long will it take for you to pull it out?” President Wu asked her again.
The withdrawal-time couldn’t be too long. There could be no hesitation. Although the gap had been widened, it seemed relatively narrow compared to the extensive cutting edge of the blade. Ideally, the blade should come out in the middle of the gap without damaging the tissue at the edges. No one believed she could do it; it was indescribably difficult. Given this, the seniors could only hope that she would be fast.
Just be fast, even if it causes a little damage. The seniors would handle and remedy the situation afterward.
“Prepare the No. 2 intestinal thread and No. 7 silk thread.”
“Give me the Electrosurgical Unit.”
The two senior brothers were instructing the nurse, making post-operative preparations for her.
What others did didn’t matter; she now needed to focus all her energy on her hands. Xie Wanying had gathered all her strength in her hands holding the scalpel. The fine movements were much more draining than hacking away blindly. She was actually sweating profusely all over, her back drenched, the unyielding grip on the scalpel nearly exhausting her stamina first.
The scalpel instantly detached from the body.
The arc traced from the inside of the patient’s abdominal cavity to the outside barely sprayed a drop of blood.
Everyone standing around her thought they had seen an illusion for a moment: the withdrawal was incredibly swift and almost bloodless, making it seem surreal.
Fortunately, everyone snapped back to reality after the initial shock.
The continuation of the retractor’s forceful spreading widened the area, allowing President Wu’s fingers to move at the highest speed.
Given the sea of blood, no one could see clearly what was happening inside, including President Wu himself, whose fingers moved solely based on past medical experience and feel.
Every surgeon’s heart pounded wildly, blind to what was happening–no one knew if this finger insertion would suffice. If it didn’t work, what then? There seemed to be no other options. If it truly couldn’t be plugged, they would have to recklessly enlarge the incision.
The instrument nurse placed all the surgical tools needed for a further incision closest to the surgery area, ready to be grabbed and handed to the doctor immediately.