An hour had passed, and all the test results were out, the patient was diagnosed!
The operating room was also quickly put into use!
At this moment, Zhou Long arrived at the emergency department in a fluster.
Seeing Chen Cang heading towards the operating room, he hurriedly called out, "Young man, is your director here?"
Chen Cang shook his head, "No, he is not. How can I help you?"
Zhou Long was sweating profusely, and to tell the truth, he was really in a panic.
If the issue with Luns wasn't handled well, it could lead to big trouble!
"Brother, this is a serious matter. Can we get an expert to handle the surgery? It's really serious. If something goes wrong… Ah!"
Zhou Long also looked at Chen Cang rather anxiously, instinctively feeling somewhat unreliable!
Chen Cang nodded, "Yes, I've already contacted our team leader, don't worry."
In fact, before the surgery, Chen Cang had already reached out to Ma Yuehui, who was on call and would probably arrive soon!
"But we can't delay the patient's condition, we need to clean up the infection in the abdomen as soon as possible!"
After saying this, Zhou Long quickly thanked him: "Thank you so much, brother! I appreciate it!"
Chen Cang then hurriedly prepared to head towards the operating room. As he was about to get up, he suddenly turned back and saw He Zhengzhi, who was also on the night shift.
So, he directly asked, "Dr. He, do you have time? We have a patient with a gastric perforation who needs help, would you come?"
He Zhengzhi, a doctor who had come for training from the province of Beihe, was immediately excited to hear of the surgery.
"I can, I can! I'm a general surgeon!"
This was typical of a surgeon who hadn't operated for a long time.
He Zhengzhi had been here for a while, always managing patient care, with few chances to perform surgeries, and this was the first opportunity Chen Cang had provided him!
Excited, He Zhengzhi quickly got up and followed Chen Cang towards the operating room!
"Dr. Chen, who will lead the surgery?"
Although He Zhengzhi himself was a chief resident and had some understanding of gastric perforation surgery, he had never performed it, though he often assisted, right?
Chen Cang smiled, "Leader Ma will lead! I'll be the first assistant, and you'll be the second!"
Hearing that Ma Yuehui would be leading, He Zhengzhi's spirits rose immediately.
After all, Ma Yuehui was indeed the leader of the sharp knife team.
They usually found it hard to get a chance to operate, let alone to assist an elite like Leader Ma.
And Chen Cang was an outlier among the visiting doctors!
Others let alone operate with Ma Yuehui, even in surgeries led by Director Yu, Chen Cang would be recognized if he was available.
That was the difference!
He Zhengzhi, originally supposed to be writing up medical records during the night shift, suddenly perked up.
If tonight he could learn even a trick or two, or if Leader Ma shared some exclusive expertise, it would make his night highly rewarding.
When Ma Yuehui received the call in the middle of the night, he was already awake and drove to the hospital as fast as he could.
Gastric perforation... This was no ordinary surgery!
He did not trust Chen Cang to perform this surgery.
If the perforated ulcer site was too large, making it impossible for gastric repair, a major gastric resection followed by anastomosis with the duodenum had to be performed.
This was a real test of a surgeon's skills.
Old Ma remembered that Chen Cang did not know gastrointestinal surgeries; last time he couldn't even manage a colon surgery, let alone a major gastric resection!
Thinking of this, Old Ma pressed hard on the accelerator.
Inside the operating room, Zhou He's back-up team was sleeping in the hospital, since they often lacked anesthetists for emergency surgeries, and Zhou He found it more convenient to stay in the hospital's on-call room rather than run from home.
Learning of Chen Cang's surgery, Zhou He quickly got up and prepared for the start of the surgery.
The patient was wheeled into the operating room, and Zhou He scrutinized the medical record several times, carefully studying the surgical precautions.
While He Zhengzhi and Chen Cang were scrubbing their hands, He curiously asked, "Dr. Chen, where is Leader Ma?"
Chen Cang smiled, "Oh! He's on his way."
He Zhengzhi, looking at Chen Cang's smile, felt something was off, but couldn't quite put his finger on it…
After washing their hands and entering the operating room, the nurse began to help Chen Cang into his surgical gown.
Looking at the attentive service of the nurse, He Zhengzhi widened his eyes. Could this be overly thoughtful?
Is this what sets apart the big hospital's operating rooms?
Where are the scrubs? Put them on by yourself.
However, getting to perform the surgery is already great, why fuss over the details!
When Zhou He saw Chen Cang, he asked, "Dr. Chen, are you leading the surgery?"
Chen Cang shook his head, "No, Team Leader Ma is the chief surgeon."
Zhou He smiled, "Oh! Should I start the anesthesia, or wait for Team Leader Ma?"
This sentence didn't sit right with He Zhengzhi.
Start anesthesia before Team Leader Ma arrives?
Chen Cang shook his head and said, "Let's not wait for him, let's start the surgery."
Zhou He nodded, "Okay, I am starting now."
This short conversation completely confused He Zhengzhi.
An assistant and an anesthesiologist deciding not to wait for the chief surgeon?
And the anesthesiologist just agreed!
He Zhengzhi felt like he was on a sinking ship!
Indeed, looking at Chen Cang, he always felt brother was setting him up.
Thinking this, he couldn't help but swallow nervously, feeling a bit anxious, "Should we wait for Team Leader Ma?"
He noticed that Zhou He had already started the anesthesia!
Can you not consider my opinion?
Is it wrong to wait for the chief surgeon?
He Zhengzhi glanced at the surrounding nurses and suddenly felt... there seemed to be nothing unusual about them.
Could it be... he was making a mountain out of a molehill?
Is it not necessary to wait for the chief surgeon here?
Zhou He smiled at Chen Cang, "Did you trick Old Ma last time?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Cang couldn't help but smile and said nothing.
In the interest of caution, Zhou He used general anesthesia.
After the anesthesia took effect, Chen Cang directly took the scalpel and made an incision in the midline of the abdomen, about 12-14cm long!
The move was neat and decisive.
Zhou He finally understood.
The chief surgeon is the chief surgeon, but an assistant is not necessarily just an assistant; he could also be the chief surgeon!
Watching Chen Cang calmly begin the exploratory laparotomy, He Zhengzhi suddenly felt like he was in too deep to back out.
As Chen Cang opened the abdomen, a sour, rotten smell suddenly hit them.
He Zhengzhi's eyes widened in disbelief as he looked at the scene inside the abdominal cavity.
This... this kind of surgery, and you don't wait for Team Leader Ma?
I... I regret it, can I leave now?
After all, at that moment, a large cut opened in the stomach, severely damaged, and would be very difficult to repair.
And due to leakage from the contents, the infection in the entire abdominal cavity was very severe.
The entire surgery... was extremely challenging!
Chen Cang, can you handle it?
Chen Cang remained calm, cleaning the abdominal cavity while touching the stomach, when suddenly a stream of information came:
[Ding! Damaged stomach, Lord Monster, lv80, multiple ulcers causing unbearable stomach wall burden, recommended to excise and repair!]
Seeing the words 'Level 80 Lord Monster', Chen Cang immediately looked pleased.
He had encountered a boss!