In the Lilac Garden online community, more and more people were watching the surgery video.
They started discussing the details.
Even a trend toward increasingly intense debates emerged.
At the same time, many experts and scholars jumped into the fray, all certified as attending cardiologists from a top-tier hospital on the Lilac Garden platform.
They began to voice their opinions on the "unstoppable heart technique."
"I think the 'unstoppable heart technique' still has research prospects. In recent years, many surgeries that involve stopping the heart have been proven to have numerous complications post-operation. If the surgery in the video reflects the real situation, that would be great!"
This was, in fact, what everyone was thinking.
"Right, it could indeed be possible, especially since Academician Wu Tongpu is a leading authority in the field of cardiac surgery, the president of the Cardiac Surgery Society. Given the countless cases in the emergency center, it may not be impossible!"
These words, once said, garnered agreement, but criticisms were more prevalent!
Even some "keyboard warriors" at this time took to their keyboards:
"The person above is really comical. Don't we all understand the state of cardiac surgery development in our country? We are still using the American expert consensus guidelines for mitral valve replacement from 2015; are we using outdated guidelines from others to develop our innovations? That makes me want to laugh..."
"Indeed, in my view, if the emergency center hospital truly had such capability, they would definitely hold an academic forum, not present it in this baseless manner, which only invites ridicule."
At this time, one of the certified doctors said:
"The 'unstoppable heart technique,' I saw Dr. Rehn use it when I was furthering my studies at the Cleveland Medical Center, but... I swear, the level of care he took was unimaginable, doing any operation with the heart thumping away is incredibly risky!"
"And in the footage, this wizard... the heart was in his hands... as if it were a toy, casually manipulated. Two minutes for trimming and patching, forgive my limited insight! It seems that this record for patch repair was set by Mr. Rehn himself, at 5 minutes 31 seconds!"
Below the speech, there was even a video attached—a video on trimming and patching.
This video was leaked years ago and had been regarded as a classic by countless cardiac surgeons.
"I'm in awe of the godly Dr. Rehn!"
Below the video, countless comments of admiration were left.
After all, in the hearts of many cardiac surgeons, Rehn was the best at performing surgery with the heart still beating, and he also held the record for fastest patching during mitral valve replacements.
"After watching the godly Dr. Rehn's operation, I suddenly realized an issue, that is...whether the previous video had been sped up..."
As soon as everyone heard this, they all started jeering.
"Right, remember the x-pri technology from Johnson & Johnson was being trialed at Elderly Hospital in New York when a patient accident occurred."
"Afterward, Dr. Mond Alvin of the Elderly Hospital temporarily refused to perform that operation, and now Johnson & Johnson has been looking for a suitable candidate. My senior brother is at the Cleveland Medical Center, and apparently the head of the Johnson & Johnson x-pri project approached Mr. Rehn for collaboration."
"However, evidently, Dr. Rehn declined, believing that instruments can ultimately not replace surgery!"
"I heard Johnson & Johnson is desperately in need of a skillful surgeon to personally perform the x-pri technique to establish guidelines, even promising to offer a stake in the x-pri project technology!"
"To resist such temptation and stay true to one's calling, that is what a real surgeon is!"
Soon, the comment section became a place praising the Cleveland Medical Center and New York Elderly Hospital.
Comments are saying how responsible Drs. Mond Alvin and Rehn are.
"I believe, under the leadership of Mr. Rehn, it is possible for guidelines on the 'unstoppable heart technique' to emerge, looking forward to that day!"
But it seemed that everyone was overlooking one issue.
That was whether, after learning this technique, Mr. Rehn would actually teach it to them?
Compared to the heated discussions in the online Lilac Garden community, the emergency center hospital was quiet as usual. The staff weren't too concerned about the online fuss, going about surgeries and chatting as they normally would!
Inside the operating room of the emergency center hospital.
Chen Cang was leading Liu Quan and Old Zhu in surgery.
Chen Cang no longer needed to complete surgeries on his own, as his students were gradually able to take over smoothly. However, as a teacher, he always worried about his students, needing to give guidance from time to time.
Chen Cang shook his head and sighed: the never-ending worries!
He stood aside, watching Old Zhu work on the mitral valve leaflets and annulus, continually offering guidance, then picked up the mitral valve patch to begin the repair and fitting.
This scene was observed by everyone who had just arrived at the conference room of the operating theater to watch the surgery.
Earlier that afternoon, the heads of cardiac surgery from five hospitals in the capital had hurried over. But upon arrival, Chen Cang had already started the surgery, and it was inconvenient to disturb him, so they decided to watch the live broadcast from outside.
"Director Xu, your hospital really places great importance on nurturing young doctors!"
"One young doctor is equipped with three chief physicians, no wonder this young doctor can operate. After all, with Director Liu and Director Zhu, who are all senior predecessors, any issues can be promptly addressed!"
With a word from the chief of the Eastern Hospital's cardiac surgery department, the whole room suddenly fell silent!
Xu Ziming was also stunned for a moment!
He didn't know how to respond...
Because it seemed just the opposite!
In fact, it was three chiefs assisting one Chen Cang, giving the chiefs the courage to operate... with Chen Cang present, any issue could be rectified!
The director from Eastern Hospital seemed utterly unaware of "Teacher Chen."
Xu Ziran couldn't help but speak up: "Director Zhang, if you look more closely, who is guiding whom?"
Upon hearing this, Director Zhang was taken aback. He started paying close attention and after ten minutes, he was shocked!
"This... this... who is this young man?"
He wasn't foolish. Although he had only glanced briefly upon entering, a close look revealed a complete reversal from his initial impression!
In this surgery, it was clear the young man was the core!
The more he thought about it, the more bewildered Director Zhang became!
At this moment, Xu Ziming finally couldn't help but shake his head and explained: "You've just returned to the country and are not well-informed. This is our cardiac surgery skill competition champion from last year, Chen Cang!"
Upon hearing this, Director Zhang's eyebrows raised, "Are you referring to... the young man who scored full marks last year?"